satisfy
verb (used with object)
to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to.
had been satisfying
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past perfect progressiveof satisfy.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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Lately he had been satisfying himself with spot inspections, not really going over the Estates from border to border.
From The Weakling by Dongen, H. R. van
There had been a time when night in the high altitude of these Utah uplands had been satisfying to Venters.
From Riders of the Purple Sage by Grey, Zane
