blot
noun
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
had been blotting
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past perfect progressiveof blot.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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With this, I tore a slit in the brim as easily as if it had been blotting paper.
From Tales of the Road by Charles N. (Charles Newman) Crewdson
A few huge drops of rain fell on the hot pavements, then the rain ceased again, and the big splashes dried, as if the stones had been blotting paper that sucked the moisture in.
From The Blotting Book by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
