hog
noun
a hoofed mammal of the Old World family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
had been hogging
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past perfect progressiveof hog.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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They had been hogging the sea, and they knew Wolf Larsen, by reputation at any rate.
From The Sea Wolf by Jack London
