anoint
verb (used with object)
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
had been anointing
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past perfect progressiveof anoint.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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Colin had been anointing his suffering foot, and, as I told him, looked strongly reminiscent of a certain famous corn-cure advertisement.
From October Vagabonds by Richard Le Gallienne
