gallop
verb (used without object)
to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed.
had been galloping
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past perfect progressiveof gallop.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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Earlier in the day, the cleaves of each small hoof-print had been deep and splayed, which meant it had been galloping.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
In the meantime the falconers had been galloping at full speed around the lake, towards the spot upon which they had expected the birds to fall.
From Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 by Sir Samuel White Baker
They had been galloping hard, and conversation had been impracticable.
From The Call of the Cumberlands by Charles Neville Buck
They had been galloping across a large, unbroken sheep-walk, which exactly suited Barry's taste, and he had got well forward towards the hounds.
From The Kellys and the O'Kellys by Anthony Trollope
Hartledon took out his watch, and wondered whether it had been galloping, when he saw how late it was.
From Elster's Folly by Mrs. Henry Wood
