repaint
verb (used with object)
to paint again.
were repainting
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past progressiveof repaint.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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The government is committed to its upkeep - on a recent visit, workers were repainting the high white walls.
From Reuters ● Aug. 20, 2019
A couple of men in white overalls were repainting the surface of the tank, seated on swinging platforms that hung by hooks from the roof.
From The Octopus : A story of California by Frank Norris
