dye
noun
a coloring material or matter.
had been dyeing
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past perfect progressiveof dye.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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She had been dyeing her prematurely graying hair since her 20s.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
I had been dyeing my hair various colours of the rainbow since I was 12.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2017
On one of these a friend asked him if he had been dyeing his hair, it seemed so much darker.
From Time Magazine Archive
