befoul
verb (used with object)
to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully.
had been befouling
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past perfect progressiveof befoul.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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Netflix had been befouling the tape of late, falling 26.7 percent in the past three months and declining on 21 of the previous 29 trading days.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2024
