slay
verb (used with object)
to kill by violence.
had been slaying
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past perfect progressiveof slay.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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Cleggett had been slaying these gentry a dozen times a day for years.
From The Cruise of the Jasper B. by Don Marquis
Since he lost Phemy, fear had been slaying him.
From Malcolm by George MacDonald
