relish
noun
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
were relishing
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past progressiveof relish.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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They were relishing the prospect of peace, security and the end of a nightmare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
As Ford unveiled its plans Monday evening to build two battery manufacturing plants outside Glendale, residents were relishing the slower-paced rhythms of life in the tightknit Kentucky farming community ringed by corn and soybean fields.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
In Springfield, Mr. Sanders’s supporters were relishing the possibility of a win.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2020
By then Palace, watched by their American co-owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer, were relishing life on the counterattack, their lead having been re-established thanks to Wickham.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2016
She and Chrissie had found everything about Martin comical and were relishing the chance to laugh openly about him now they’d left his flat.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
