baby
noun
an infant or very young child.
had been babying
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past perfect progressiveof baby.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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Pollet, who had been babying his arm because of an elbow operation, went to the bullpen and he stayed there until he found that throwing hard was not going to ruin his arm.
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