horrify
verb (used with object)
had been horrifying
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past perfect progressiveof horrify.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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She said it had been "horrifying" hearing the evidence at the inquest of her sister's decline after the inspection in November 2022, which had "destroyed and humiliated" her.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
News International said allegations against its paper had been horrifying.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2011
The thought of him not knowing me had been horrifying.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
