wreathe
verb (used with object)
to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
were wreathing
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past progressiveof wreathe.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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She lifted the end of the coiled hose, and directed it toward the forward part of the chamber, where flames were wreathing, climbing, flashing.
From Faith Gartney's Girlhood by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)
Little puffs of dust from the protesting ground were wreathing about her set face, and she pressed one hand against her shoulder to repress her shivers.
From The Valiants of Virginia by Rives, Hallie Erminie
Smiles, ready to be forced to her countenance, were wreathing themselves in her imagination.
From The Two Wives Or, Lost and Won by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
The calumet—not of peace—was between his lips, and the dense blue clouds were wreathing round him like a Scotch mist.
From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)
Across the face of the country, wisps and attenuated clouds of smoke were wreathing their way up and melting in the blue.
From The Code of the Mountains by Buck, Charles Neville
