quiet
adjective
making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound.
had been quieting
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past perfect progressiveof quiet.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 patted the hand that lay in his as if he had been quieting a crying child.
From The Eternal City by Sir Hall Caine
