animate
verb (used with object)
to give life to; make alive.
had been animating
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past perfect progressiveof animate.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Then quickly came the self-questioning: What would she think of him if she knew the purpose that had been animating him all his life?
From The Delafield Affair by Kelly, Florence Finch
