doctor
noun
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
had been doctoring
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past perfect progressiveof doctor.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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My old uncle had been doctoring up by Genoa.
From Washo Religion by James F. Downs
Now when he had been doctoring for a while, not very long though, a rich nobleman had some money stolen from him.
From Snowdrop and Other Tales by Jacob Grimm
I knew you had been doctoring him when he was out of sorts yesterday.
From The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers by Mary Cholmondeley
It was evident that his new-found friends had been "doctoring" him, for the blood had been carefully washed from his face, and it presented a less bruised and battered appearance.
From The Hero of Garside School by James Harwood Panting
