crucify
verb (used with object)
to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross.
had been crucifying
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past perfect progressiveof crucify.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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But He humbled Himself to receive what was necessary from the very hands that had been crucifying Him.
From Our Master Thoughts for Salvationists about Their Lord by Bramwell Booth
