crease
noun
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
were creasing
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past progressiveof crease.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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His eyes were creasing from rhe sustained viewing of uneventful countryside.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
The faces of the bystanders were creasing into grins.
From Joan of Arc of the North Woods by Holman Day
