had been engendering

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of engender.
  engender

  verb (used with object)

  to produce, cause, or give rise to.

Related Words

• arouse
• beget
• breed
• bring about
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• generate
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• lead to
• precipitate
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• spawn
• stimulate
• stir