freshen
verb (used with object)
to make fresh; refresh, revive, or renew.
were freshening
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past progressiveof freshen.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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“And they lose this,” he added, “just when the winds of change were freshening at their backs.”
From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2015
In the great stone barn there was a steamy, cozy air of expectancy; several of the cows were freshening, and soon the herd of Aberdeen Angus, Holsteins and Brown Swiss would be larger.
From Time Magazine Archive
But now they were freshening as when the breeze rises.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
We were on the edge of the trees; it was still daylight; the pioneers were still at work; and my Indians were freshening their paint, rebraiding their scalp-locks, and shining up hatchet, rifle, and knife.
From The Hidden Children by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
