had been deadening
- past perfect progressive of deaden.
Example Sentences
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The blow that had fallen when Mr. Schultz had given him the buff envelope which contained his salary and his cong� had been deadening, and the feeling had numbed him for the whole day.
From The Princess Galva A Romance by Whitelaw, David