plaster
noun
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
had been plastering
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past perfect progressiveof plaster.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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Robert, it turned out, was the owner of a building with a vacant apartment, one that Elvis had been plastering and painting to ready it for the rental market.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2017
