arouse
verb (used with object)
to stir to action or strong response; excite.
had been arousing
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past perfect progressiveof arouse.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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Peter the Hermit had been arousing the warriors of the West, the Turks had been making constant advances in the East, and were now threatening Constantinople itself.
From General History for Colleges and High Schools by Philip Van Ness Myers
