decant
verb (used with object)
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
had been decanting
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past perfect progressiveof decant.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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Since the day before, after pounding the nerve substance of a sheep in distilled water, he had been decanting and filtering it.
From Doctor Pascal by Mary J. (Mary Jane) Serrano
