- past perfect progressive of pain.
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