intrigue
verb (used with object)
to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate.
had been intriguing
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past perfect progressiveof intrigue.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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Too evidently the Cardinal had been intriguing, and not honourably, merely for his own purposes.
From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by J.A. Froude
It was found that some of the petty kings of Lower Egypt had been intriguing with Taharka, and their cities were severely dealt with.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
During his absence from home the old Assyrian party, who disliked the emperor because of Babylonian sympathies, had been intriguing regarding the succession to the throne.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
Learning that Generals Hooker, Newton, Franklin, Cochrane, and others had been intriguing against him and urging his dismissal, General Burnside promptly issued an order dismissing them from the service of the Union.
From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Benjamin Perley Poore
It seemed that for months past the sultan had been intriguing with a foreign power against Great Britain.
From The Gay Adventure A Romance by Richard Bird
