belt
noun
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
had been belting
-
past perfect progressiveof belt.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Foreign diplomats and election observers fled to a backstage area — but a choir that had been belting out gospel songs for much of the day continued to sing.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
But, earlier in the round, he had been belting the living daylights out of Kessler, and, over the three minutes I thought he had the better of the exchanges.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 26, 2010
I had been belting native crews on trading schooners between the Carolines and the Marquesas, and when ashore I had little opportunity for speaking to a woman of the type of Edith Herndon.
From The White Waterfall by James Francis Dwyer
