perfect
adjective
matching in every detail the definition of an ideal type of something.
were perfecting
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past progressiveof perfect.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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Multiple employees were perfecting the already-perfect plateaus of bell peppers and apples in the produce section.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
One day during practice, we were perfecting our sliding technique.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
When not training, they played a lot of pool, cards and PlayStation’s Formula One game; they also were perfecting their TikTok challenges.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
In the 1950s, regional doo-wop groups such as the Clovers and Sonny Til and the Orioles were perfecting their close-harmony singing.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2021
The first duty assigned to the regiment was in the neighborhood of New London, where, probably, they were perfecting their discipline.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
