doodle
verb (used with or without object)
to draw or scribble idly.
had been doodling
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past perfect progressiveof doodle.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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When he was interviewed one day last week, he had been doodling "June, 1946."
From Time Magazine Archive
I had been doodling on a sheet of paper, stick figures, and “Father Amadi” written over and over again.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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