mouth
had been mouthing
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past perfect progressiveof mouth.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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The young man released the arm he had seized to support her and stepped back, putting a hand up to Cooney, who had been mouthing his sleeve with little whinnies of rejoicing.
From Ewing\'s Lady by Wilson, Harry Leon
