were scenting

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of scent.
  scent

  noun

  a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable.

Example Sentences

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were scenting

The adults were looking around, and then the woman put the monkey down, and it began to cast this way and that on the grass as if it were scenting or looking for footprints.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

Meantime, the dogs were scenting about in the drifts and growling and yelping.

From The Blue Birds' Winter Nest by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

But in this particular he labored under a complete delusion—when he least dreamed of danger the slave-catchers were scenting him close.

From The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by William Still

Others beside Lesley were scenting calamity in the air.

From Brooke's Daughter A Novel by Adeline Sergeant

Antony sat down by a gorse bush, whose golden flowers were scenting the air with a sweet aromatic scent.

From Antony Gray,—Gardener by Leslie Moore

Related Words

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• bouquet
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• odor
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