cure
noun
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
were curing
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past progressiveof cure.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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"We were curing him by making him feel worse - it's a very difficult thing to process."
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2024
“He feels bad that his brother Warren wasn’t present when the fairies were curing everybody.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
So they stood upon the deck of the Cautious Clara, in whose standing rigging, divers fluttering articles of dress were curing, in company with a few tongues and some mackerel.
From Dombey and Son by Dickens, Charles
His glance passed from a great antelope hide, drying on a frame, to the bamboo racks on which sun-seared strips of flesh were curing over a smudge fire.
From Out of the Primitive by Bennet, Robert Ames
But no use, they only spoiled their feet, and were curing them for months afterwards.
From Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland by Curtin, Jeremiah
