furbish
verb (used with object)
to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up).
were furbishing
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past progressiveof furbish.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 women were furbishing up their neglected French, or studying it anew, and the French minister was paid all the honors of the town.
From A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Amanda Minnie Douglas
