flame
noun
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
had been flaming
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past perfect progressiveof flame.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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Cold as before he had been flaming, he faced anew the travel-stained group.
From Where the Trail Divides by Lillibridge, Will
The sunset which had been flaming for some time in the unshuttered panes was now passing into the dark.
From Huntingtower by Buchan, John
