exasperate
verb (used with object)
to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely.
had been exasperating
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past perfect progressiveof exasperate.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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But when she returned to herself, it was to find that she had been exasperating her heart's malady.
From The Nether World by George Gissing
The inaction of the long truce, with its perpetual sources of irritation and friction, had been exasperating in the extreme.
From In the Days of Chivalry by Evelyn Everett-Green
However, there had been exasperating and unexpected delays in their shipment.
From The Octopus : A story of California by Frank Norris
