slant
verb (used without object)
to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
had been slanting
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past perfect progressiveof slant.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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The sun had been slanting through the chinks in the shed wall for hours when Kit heard the heavy bolt withdrawn and the shed door opened.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
