excite
verb (used with object)
to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of.
had been exciting
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past perfect progressiveof excite.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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Don Kang, Netflix’s vice president of content for Korea, said it had been exciting to see the show take off globally.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2023
Animal officers said there was no term for the cat's condition because it was so rare but added it had been "exciting to discover Hope's special status".
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2022
“I’d been resisting writing a horror film for a long time, mostly because it just wasn’t the genre that had been exciting me,” he confesses.
From The Verge ● Jun. 7, 2018
Investigating Stapel had been exciting, and he had no interest in returning to his old work.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 1, 2017
His day had been exciting, exhausting, and satisfying.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
