liven
verb (used with object)
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed byup ).
were livening
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past progressiveof liven.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 seemed to Lord Dawlish, watching from without, that things were livening up.
From Uneasy Money by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
