crowd
noun
a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng.
had been crowding
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past perfect progressiveof crowd.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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Two of Suzan’s sons had apartments on higher floors, but the extended family had been crowding together on the ground floor, believing it would be safer.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
Bliss felt the premature old age that had been crowding upon him of late fall away like the wool of a sheep at shearing.
From It's All Yours by Sam Merwin
The Indians, who had been crowding the store half an hour before, were encamped on the bank now, a little lower down, and were busy cooking fish for their supper.
From A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods by Bessie Marchant
Hickey, either through design or accident, had been crowding his opponent toward the broad doorway on the west side of the drill room.
From The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy by Frank Gee Patchin
The unterrified veteran of the Viennese brandished his cane to embrace the throng of his red-shirted townsmen, who had been crowding close to hear.
From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Holman Day
