infect
verb (used with object)
to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.
had been infecting
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past perfect progressiveof infect.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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The research offers clues for new strategies to combat a dangerous tropical disease that had been infecting more people each year.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2022
