romp
verb (used without object)
to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner.
had been romping
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past perfect progressiveof romp.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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Ferrari driver Lauda had been romping it after which he was administered the last rites.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2013
One of the children who had been romping among the tables bent down and looked incredulously at the little horns.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
Then our hands met in instinctive fondness ... met in the spirit in which we had been romping together.
From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Harry Kemp
