punctuate
verb (used with object)
to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
had been punctuating
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past perfect progressiveof punctuate.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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He had been punctuating all he said with his fingers, and now, with a final snap of arms and a shrug of shoulders, he looked up in keen triumph at his companion.
From The Title Market by J. H. Gardner Soper
