reciprocate
verb (used with object)
to give, feel, etc., in return.
had been reciprocating
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past perfect progressiveof reciprocate.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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During this speech Cowperwood's brain had been reciprocating like a well-oiled machine.
From The Titan by Theodore Dreiser
