crochet
noun
needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
had been crocheting
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past perfect progressiveof crochet.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 37-year-old teacher had been crocheting by her window across the street when she heard a crash and saw a wall of red flame.
From Time Magazine Archive
Frida jumped up, so that the edging she had been crocheting for the kitchen fell to the ground, seized hold of both his hands, and her blue eyes sparkled with admiration.
From The Son of His Mother by Viebig, Clara
