had been plunging
- past perfect progressive of plunge.
Example Sentences
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Looking over the edge, Mr. Jones asked Mr. Newman what would have gone through his mind if it was he who had been plunging to the ground.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
"What singing?" said Tom, taking his head out of his basin, where he had been plunging it in cold water.
From Tom Brown at Rugby by Hughes, Thomas
They went forward to the verge, Mr Welch leading the way to the very spot on which he saw the gate opened, and there they found marks where a horse had been plunging.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
We had been plunging through the sand mountains, and had not sighted the ridges, for thirty-seven miles, till at length we found the nearest were pretty close to us.
From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest
I had been plunging and slipping in the dark mosses for maybe two hours when, looking down from a little rise, I caught a gleam of light.
From Salute to Adventurers by Buchan, John
