milk
noun
an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young.
had been milking
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past perfect progressiveof milk.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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Ms. Smith, 68, and her husband, Leslie, 77, had been milking 30 cows and selling to Horizon.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
“She may be going from the abyss to the mountain top,” said Al Trautwig, who had been milking Wieber’s woes all evening long, as the U.S. stood on the verge of capturing the team gold.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2012
Kendra returned to the teat she had been milking.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Ted had been milking a cow, when his employer came in to remonstrate with him about wasting oats when he was feeding the horses.
From The Second Chance by Nellie L. McClung
Caleb had been milking; the cows had been refractory as he drove them from pasture, and he was late.
From Pembroke A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
