lessen
verb (used without object)
to become less.
were lessening
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past progressiveof lessen.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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He was told his Guild activities were lessening his value at the AP and finally, Oct.
From Time Magazine Archive
The strange sensations within me were lessening, or I forgot them, and I became aware of externals.
From Beyond the Vanishing Point by Ray Cummings
In the wintry, late afternoon, when the battle thunders were lessening, Major John Pelham came by and looked at Rockbridge.
From The Long Roll by Mary Johnston
The rains were lessening at last, and the cholera-fiend had been driven forth.
From The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.
From The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart
