bolt
noun
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
had been bolting
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past perfect progressiveof bolt.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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Roger, who had been bolting his breakfast in silence, suddenly set down his coffee cup.
From The Forbidden Trail by Honoré Morrow
