betray
verb (used with object)
to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty.
had been betraying
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past perfect progressiveof betray.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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He was more upbeat than he had been in a while, since his body had been betraying him slowly but surely — first his hips, then his heart.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2012
It seemed to her she had been betraying William's affairs.
From The Marriage of William Ashe by Mrs. Humphry Ward
The thought that he had been sitting like that, with his spirit far away, all the time that she had been betraying her watch in sleep, was dreadful.
From The Patrician by John Galsworthy
Now, really, Albinia, don't look as if we had been betraying our trust.
From The Young Step-Mother by Charlotte Mary Yonge
They would call Sarah in, on a pretext, and watch her face; if she had been betraying them to Mr. Burgess, it would show in her manner.
From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain
