had been segregating

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of segregate.
  segregate

  verb (used with object)

  to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate.

Related Words

• disconnect
• divide
• insulate
• isolate
• sequester
• single out