eke
verb (used with object)
to increase; enlarge; lengthen.
had been eking
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past perfect progressiveof eke.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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The two had been eking out the remnants of Lois's school-money as best they might.
From Jane Field A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
