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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He added that he was relieved when his wife remembered they had been dancing before the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
This was taken toward the end of the shoot so she had been dancing for a while, and it was terribly hot outside.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
Cholet had been enjoying a party and the people had been dancing, he said, "and it ends up in this horribly dramatic way".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 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
He wondered if they had been dancing for twelve hours or twenty-four or for no time at all.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
