bead
noun
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
had been beading
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past perfect progressiveof bead.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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Sweat that had been beading all over my face was now streaming uncontrollably but, afraid to move, I simply let it fall.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
