anoint
verb (used with object)
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
were anointing
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past progressiveof anoint.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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The young men were similarly employed; and the fair damsels, including Fayaway, were anointing themselves with “aka,” arranging their long tresses, and performing other matters connected with the duties of the toilet.
From Typee by Herman Melville
Then rubbing his head rapidly with both hands, as if she were anointing his hair with some rare unguent, she patted him on the back, and returned to her room.
From Tales of the Argonauts by Bret Harte
The young men were similarly employed; and the fair damsels, including Fayaway, were anointing themselves with 'aka', arranging their long tresses, and performing other matters connected with the duties of the toilet.
From Typee by Arthur Stedman
