beard
noun
a thick growth of hair on the face, especially on an adult man, often including a mustache.
had been bearding
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past perfect progressiveof beard.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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But an hour or two, as it seemed, and he had been bearding Mr. Chattaway at the mine.
From Trevlyn Hold by Mrs. Henry Wood
