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Meanings of
lengthening
in inglés
portugués
prolongamento
catalán
perpetuació
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The act of prolonging something.
prolongation
perpetuation
protraction
portugués
prolongamento
Usage of
lengthening
in inglés
1
Thinking about that
lengthening
list, Shaw almost missed what Robinson said next.
2
Congestion, pollution and
lengthening
journey times are now staple topics of conversation.
3
She saw the days vanishing, and the inevitable years
lengthening
over her.
4
It falls just after the solstice, when the days are perceptibly
lengthening
.
5
The shadows were
lengthening
,
the shafts of sunlight more bold and clear.
6
She kept her eyes fixed on the
lengthening
shadows around the rocks.
7
Tall pines threw
lengthening
shadows across the open spaces on the mountain-sides.
8
She could see now that they weren't really stars, they were
lengthening
.
9
The shadows were
lengthening
already, each evening drawing in-anearly autumn then.
10
Two shapes in white, with shadows preposterously
lengthening
,
went down the hill.
11
The suits let out howls of excitement and began
lengthening
their strides.
12
Delays, disasters to vehicles and horses and the maddening
lengthening
of time.
13
This may be nature's method of
lengthening
the life of the individual.
14
The shadows were so rapidly
lengthening
that we had to hurry on.
15
Shadows were
lengthening
;
it would be dark in less than an hour.
16
Our local newspaper prints week by week its
ever-
lengthening
Roll of Honour.
Other examples for "lengthening"
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About this term
lengthening
lengthen
Verb
Present
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
lengthening list
cosmetic lengthening
lengthening face
Translations for
lengthening
portugués
prolongamento
catalán
perpetuació
prolongació
Lengthening
through the time
Lengthening
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common