cloud
noun
a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
had been clouding
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past perfect progressiveof cloud.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 sky had been clouding up all morning, but I was ignoring all signs of rain.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
The day had been clouding over, the heat growing almost intolerable.
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
Most girls would wink at the suspicion which, during the past week, had been clouding her dream of perfect content.
From The Dominant Strain by H. C. (Harry C.) Edwards
For some time past the sky had been clouding over, and the wind blowing up with a threat of rain.
From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Herbert Strang
