flower
noun
the blossom of a plant.
had been flowering
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past perfect progressiveof flower.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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Atlanta’s rap scene had been flowering for decades, but, says mixtape king DJ Drama, ‘2003 was the turning point. The city was it, you could feel it.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
Atlanta’s rap scene had been flowering for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
A faint hope that had been flowering in Dave died out at once.
From Dave Dawson at Dunkirk by Robert Sydney Bowen
