adorn
verb (used with object)
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments.
were adorning
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past progressiveof adorn.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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As they passed out, the oysterman turned his back, pretending to be very much occupied in the arrangement of the lemons that were adorning his stand.
From Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel by Charlotte Brewster Jordan
They were adorning their long-tailed horses with multi-coloured tufts.
From Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite by Pierre Lou?s
They seemed to be anxious to observe the inhabitants, and to greet the lovely women who were adorning the windows of the houses like garlands of flowers.
From Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by F. Jordan
In the meantime two bridesmaids were adorning the bride in her room.
Large red candles, painted with gold, were burning on a sort of mantelpiece at the top of the room, and new lanterns were adorning the hall.
From Everlasting Pearl One of China's Women by Anna Magdalena Johannsen
