mishandle
verb (used with object)
to handle badly; maltreat.
had been mishandling
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past perfect progressiveof mishandle.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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He did not look around when the man who had been mishandling the animal said defiantly, "I quit!" and stalked off down the road.
From The Lost Wagon by James Arthur Kjelgaard
