ravish
verb (used with object)
to fill with strong emotion, especially joy.
were ravishing
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past progressiveof ravish.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 helped that the films themselves, for all their excruciating longueurs, were ravishing.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2019
Many of his playful buildings were ravishing for one reason in particular: the mosaic murals designed by Niemeyer’s childhood friend and collaborator Paulo Werneck.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2014
His Vuillard-inspired designs for our production of Total Eclipse were ravishing.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2013
Nagano is at his best in the post-Romantic repertory, while the OSM are a superb, ultra-refined ensemble, which meant the playing and texture were ravishing throughout.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2011
The regions traversed by Rabbit and his companions were ravishing and filled them with ecstasy.
From Romance of the Rabbit by Edgerton, Gladys
