had been pronouncing
- past perfect progressive of pronounce.
Example Sentences
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While she had been straining her very soul in this attempt, the object of her magnanimity had been pronouncing her "not honest."
From The Spoils of Poynton by James, Henry
This was uttered in the softest, sweetest tone imaginable, and as if she had been pronouncing a panegyric.
From Marriage by Ferrier, Susan Edmonstone
