tint
noun
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
was tinting
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past progressiveof tint.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Beyro was tinting his dough brownish gray, so that the plaster would match the hue of the original lion, which is in the British Museum.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 20, 2016
The first faint glimmer of light was tinting the east, though all the stars above shone as brilliantly as ever against the profound velvet black of the high heavens.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
Just as the dawn was tinting the surrounding peaks with softest rose they topped a ridge, and Khinjan lay below them across the mile-wide bone-dry valley.
From King of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy
The golden October sun lay warm everywhere and was tinting the hills and forests with richness that glowed and glinted as if full of life.
From A Little Girl in Old Detroit by Amanda Minnie Douglas
The air was as soft and fragrant as summer; the grassy strip under the young maples was diapered with sunlight, and an edge of rosy gold was tinting the far horizon.
From Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
