decompose
verb (used with object)
to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate.
had been decomposing
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past perfect progressiveof decompose.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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Brewer says investigators believe the body had been decomposing for more than six months.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2016
