parley
noun
a discussion or conference.
had been parleying
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past perfect progressiveof parley.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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While the station-master had been parleying with me he had ordered the engines to put on steam.
From With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia by John Ward
From him we learned that the Indians and some Spaniards had been parleying with our men all day.
From Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine by W. B. Gilbert
