keen
adjective
finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily.
had been keening
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past perfect progressiveof keen.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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If Inneraora had been keening for the lost of Inverlochy, it had got over it; at least we found no public lamentation such as made our traverse on Lochow-side so dreary.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro
