compound
adjective
composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients.
had been compounding
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past perfect progressiveof compound.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 aggregate of these sums had been compounding interest throughout the years.
From A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
