had been leaping
- past perfect progressive of leap.
Example Sentences
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What! more of this work—” For just then a tremendous outcry broke forth, and there was a rush and panic among those who had been leaping round the fire just before.
From The Armourer's Prentices by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
The darkness cast a sad gloom over the scene, which a few hours before had been "leaping in light, and alive with its own beauty."
From Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue by Ashton, Warren T.
Fish had been leaping throughout the afternoon—salmon by the look of them.
From Fort Amity by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
She had been leaping so gallantly only five minutes before.
From Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger by Masefield, John
Since his first glimpse of her in the hall, his feelings and ideas had been leaping and plunging like spirited horses.
From The Financier, a novel by Dreiser, Theodore
