silver
noun
a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Ag; 107.870; 47; 10.5 at 20°C.
were silvering
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past progressiveof silver.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 moon was rising above the amphitheatre of hills, and her rays were silvering the placid bosom of the lake.
From Phantom Fortune, a Novel by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The first faint streaks of dawn were silvering across the stars when Lawford again let himself into his deserted house.
From The Return by Walter De la Mare
You've been out on Cozzens' piazza Too late, when the evenings were damp, When the moon-beams were silvering Cro'nest, And the lights were all out in the camp.
From Point Lace and Diamonds by Francis Day
