confess
verb (used with object)
to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation.
had been confessing
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past perfect progressiveof confess.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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His cousin was very charming,—and had never looked so lovely in his eyes as when she had been confessing her love for him.
From The Eustace Diamonds by Trollope, Anthony
"The Astrardente had been confessing her sins," she remarked.
From Saracinesca by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
She halted abruptly, biting her lip and peering at him, suddenly aware that she had been confessing herself.
From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Dawson, Coningsby
I asked in astonishment, for only a moment before she had been confessing absolute failure.
From Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance by Miller, Alice Duer
Haney had been confessing a little of his loneliness.
From Money Magic A Novel by Garland, Hamlin
