smash
verb (used with object)
to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter.
had been smashing
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past perfect progressiveof smash.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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Nor was her activism some crazy aberration: disenfranchised and disempowered women had been smashing saloons across the country for decades.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2021
His palms felt rough, like he had been smashing bottle caps flat too, but without a hammer.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
There were the salt-licks and the wallows and the crushed grass where two young fellows had been smashing each other's horns in a trial of strength.
From The Story of the Trapper by A. C. Laut
While he had been chopping footholds with a hatchet, they had been smashing tons of ice out of their way.
From The Keeper by H. Beam Piper
