moan
had been moaning
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past perfect progressiveof moan.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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Thea had been moaning with every breath since the doctor came back, but she did not know it.
From The Song of the Lark by Willa Sibert Cather
It seemed to her that this woman had been moaning thus since the night before.
From Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite by Pierre Lou?s
He had been moaning and sentimentalizing but then suddenly he showed me his fangs.
From The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes by Joseph Conrad
It had been moaning continuously, and suddenly the plaintive sound ceased.
From That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 by Frances Hodgson Burnett
At this juncture Miss Cook, who had been moaning and moving about a good deal behind the black shawl, suddenly exclaimed, "I can't stand this any longer," and walked out into the room.
From There is no Death by Florence Marryatt
