compress
verb (used with object)
to press together; force into less space.
had been compressing
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past perfect progressiveof compress.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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By the afternoon, Sands security staffers noticed logs showing that the hackers had been compressing batches of sensitive files.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 11, 2014
Ten-Gallon came from behind the tent, where he had been compressing himself into a crevice between two boulders.
From Claim Number One by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
