dance
verb (used without object)
to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music.
had been dancing
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past perfect progressiveof dance.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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On Monday, Surrey Coroner's Court was told that 43-year-old Mr Parker had been "dancing" and "jumping in and out" of the pool shortly before the incident happened.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025
He added that he was relieved when his wife remembered they had been dancing before the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
By 1975, when Mr. LuPone auditioned for “A Chorus Line,” he had been dancing since childhood and had been in a few Broadway shows.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
The victims, two men and a woman, told police investigators they had been dancing in a large gathering of about 50 people at around 2:15 a.m. when an argument erupted.
From Fox News ● Jun. 12, 2021
But the pixies had been dancing around me as if they did want me to spin.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
