pain
noun
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
had been paining
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past perfect progressiveof pain.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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My feet had been paining me all day.
From The Lure of the Labrador Wild by Wallace, Dillon
Bright and new and conspicuous, a gold-lettered sign at Struve's doorway caught his eye and caused him to remember the wounded left hand which had been paining him considerably through the long hot day.
From The Bells of San Juan by Gregory, Jackson
