saturate
verb (used with object)
to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
had been saturating
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past perfect progressiveof saturate.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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Its motion was that of a true dead-wood, heavily weighted with the water that for weeks had been saturating its sides.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
