scuttle
had been scuttling
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past perfect progressiveof scuttle.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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All the little clouds that had been scuttling across the heavens before the East wind's icy breath, now melted together into a tumbled, fleecy mass.
From Molly Brown's Sophomore Days by Nell Speed
No doubt Zangorri had been scuttling her when he rushed out of the hold at the noise of the attack.
From Cord and Creese by James De Mille
