busk
verb (used without object)
to entertain by dancing, singing, reciting, juggling, etc., on the street or in a public place.
had been busking
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past perfect progressiveof busk.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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The wannabe was an American-born teenager named Madeleine Peyroux, who had been busking around Paris.
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