luxuriate
verb (used without object)
to enjoy oneself without stint; revel.
had been luxuriating
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past perfect progressiveof luxuriate.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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A tiny teapot and cup and saucer on a Japanese tray showed that the invalid had been luxuriating in her favourite stimulant.
From Vixen, Volume III. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Meanwhile, Mr. Reynolds had been luxuriating in a very unmistakable sense of injury.
From Bressant by Julian Hawthorne
They had been luxuriating for about four weeks in the art treasures collected in the Eternal City.
From A Heart-Song of To-day by Annie Gregg Savigny
