bluster
verb (used without object)
to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
had been blustering
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past perfect progressiveof bluster.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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A tall, thin, pale woman entered, carrying a child that was partly hidden by a thin shawl, their only outer protection against the chill winds which had been blustering all day.
From He Fell in Love with His Wife by Edward Payson Roe
