tint
noun
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
were tinting
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past progressiveof tint.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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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 Mayne Reid
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 Eustace Hale Ball
