green
adjective
of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum.
were greening
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past progressiveof green.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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Richmond's lawns were greening when he arrived in Virginia next day by train.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, after July's plentiful rainfall, most of the state's cattle ranges were greening out.
From Time Magazine Archive
So far, frosted food was brought from Earth in flying icicles; a few community gardens were greening up in hydroponic plants.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
