implode
verb (used without object)
to burst inward (opposed to explode).
had been imploding
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past perfect progressiveof implode.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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That had been imploding from 1929 through to the trough, early in 1933.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2012
