salute
verb (used with object)
to pay respect to or honor by some formal act, as by raising the right hand to the side of the headgear, presenting arms, firing cannon, dipping colors, etc.
had been saluting
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past perfect progressiveof salute.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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Owen took her broad, wrinkled hand in his, and kissed it as respectfully as if he had been saluting a queen.
From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 by Frances Eleanor Trollope
