scent
noun
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable.
had been scenting
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past perfect progressiveof scent.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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But our beeves had been scenting the creek for hours, and now a few of the leaders started forward in a trot for it.
From The Outlet by Adams, Andy
For weeks Thomas Jefferson had been scenting the unwonted in the air of sleepy Paradise.
From The Quickening by Ashe, E. M.
