calm
adjective
without rough motion; still or nearly still.
had been calming
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past perfect progressiveof calm.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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For days, they had been calming their minds through meditation and documenting life’s beauty in daily journals.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2015
