hymn
noun
a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc.
were hymning
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past progressiveof hymn.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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It was some plaintive minor air they were hymning, as sad as a dying wail, and as sweet as a mother's lullaby.
From Men, Women, and Ghosts by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
