were tinting
- past progressive of tint.
Example Sentences
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The blossoms of late May were tinting the greensward beneath the trees of Central Park as Bobbie Burke and Mary strolled along one of the winding paths.
From Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure by Ball, Eustace Hale
Some time had passed, and the red clouds of sunset were tinting the horizon, when he saw before him the form of a man, whose gait and complexion proved him to be an Indian.
From The Tiger Hunter by Reid, Mayne
