convalesce
verb (used without object)
to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.
were convalescing
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past progressiveof convalesce.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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More than a dozen koalas were convalescing in open-air enclosures, wrapping their woolly arms around the trunks of eucalyptus trees.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
The court was shown video statements the couple provided police as they were convalescing as well as their testimony in court.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
While the three were convalescing, Taylor got his first dose at a mini-vaccine clinic he hosted in one of his salons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
In a matter of months, aided by large federal loans, the associations were convalescing.
From Time Magazine Archive
I rearranged the house where I was going to put each one while they were convalescing.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
