message
noun
a communication containing some information, news, advice, request, or the like, sent by messenger, telephone, email, or other means.
had been messaging
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past perfect progressiveof message.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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But the court heard that in the months leading up to her death Natalie had been messaging other men.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
The stranger had been messaging an AI chatbot programmed to respond like a therapist, and the chatbot had recommended several of my books.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2023
The mother then found that O’Connor had been messaging with her daughter.
From Fox News ● Oct. 26, 2021
But by then she had been messaging so many potential friends she forgot which ones she told about her heart condition.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2021
Vega had been messaging me every few minutes, but I had been ignoring him.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
