harpoon
noun
a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
had been harpooning
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past perfect progressiveof harpoon.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 grasped the fork firmly in his great fist and speared the pickle as if he had been harpooning a fish.
From Chicken Little Jane on the Big John by Ritchie, Lily Munsell
