front
noun
the foremost part or surface of anything.
had been fronting
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past perfect progressiveof front.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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He had been fronting for the under pup so long that his own chances had dwindled down to a distant point in his gray-headed years.
From Trail's End by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
