had been abating
- past perfect progressive of abate.
Example Sentences
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They had been abating slightly; the number of earthquakes per day had diminished and in the last few days we were having only one or two a day or even none.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2011
The air was still and heavy, and Dick’s fever, which had been abating, recovered force.
From Brandon of the Engineers by Bindloss, Harold
This one evil success gave such a stimulus to Mrs. Gordon's passion that her rage with her keeper, which had been abating a little, blazed up at once as fierce as at first.
From Heather and Snow by MacDonald, George
