overeat
verb (used without object)
to eat too much.
had been overeating
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past perfect progressiveof overeat.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 blighter had been overeating from birth," said Ginger.
From The Adventures of Sally by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
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