had been punctuating
- past perfect progressive of punctuate.
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 Soper, J. H. Gardner