had been psyching

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of psych.
  psych

  verb (used with object)

  to make happily excited or full of eager anticipation.

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• spur
• trigger
• urge
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