treasure
noun
wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
were treasuring
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past progressiveof treasure.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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In those days every old man looked as though he were treasuring some secret; as though he knew something and was expecting something.
From The Witch and other stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Miss Anne sent a messenger to hasten Stephen; and after that the master lay perfectly still, with closed eyes, as if he were treasuring up the little strength remaining to him.
From Fern's Hollow by Hesba Stretton
He did not dream how many thousands of mothers and fathers were treasuring such documents.
From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Everywhere the people were treasuring the crosses which had been given them, kneeling before them at sunrise.
From The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh
Jared looked upon the land as if he were treasuring it in his heart for a day of loss.
From Country Neighbors by Alice Brown
