had been shouting
- past perfect progressive of shout.
Example Sentences
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One Tehran resident said she and neighbours had been shouting slogans from their windows at night -- something she did for months during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests in 2022.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
A freelance journalist who recorded Neely struggling to free himself, then lapsing into unconsciousness, said he had been shouting at passengers and begging for money aboard the train but had not gotten physical with anyone.
From Washington Times ● May 12, 2023
“That’s OK — he doesn’t have to if he doesn’t want to. But judging by some of the reaction, you’d think I had been shouting obscenities in church!”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
Unbeknownst to Mal, the director had been shouting — with increasing desperation — "You can come up now. Mal, come up now!"
From Salon ● May 28, 2022
They saw at a glance what Filch had been shouting about.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
