elbow
noun
the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
had been elbowing
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past perfect progressiveof elbow.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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It had become a greater market for trade, and the common people had been elbowing their way to the parts where only fine residences had once stood.
From The War Chief of the Six Nations A Chronicle of Joseph Brant by H. H. (Hugh Hornby) Langton
