were transmuting
- past progressive of transmute.
Example Sentences
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She was ever receiving with gratitude the blessings that clustered about her lot, and, as it were, transmuting all common things into pleasures, by seeking out a brightness in them.
From The Wedding Guest by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
