sweeten
verb (used with object)
to make sweet, as by adding sugar.
were sweetening
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past progressiveof sweeten.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 sweetening their own happiness with making the happiness of their children.
From Remember the Alamo by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
