snooze
verb (used without object)
had been snoozing
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past perfect progressiveof snooze.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 boards themselves had been snoozing in peacetime, and many a young draft-ager had neglected to keep the Government posted on new addresses, new illnesses, new marriages and new babies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nebbie, who had been snoozing peacefully near the study window in a patch of sunlight, suddenly rose, shook himself, and trotted out on to the lawn, sniffing the air with ears and tail erect.
From God's Good Man by Marie Corelli
Bob had been snoozing in the shade of the sail, and when he was roused at last, took his own time in carrying out the order.
From The Black Buccaneer by Stephen W. (Stephen Warren) Meader
He had been snoozing after eating his dinner to get an appetite for supper, when he was awoke by hearing his courtiers cry out that a white man was come among them.
From Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days by William Henry Giles Kingston
At Muller's shout, several rebel sentries, who had been snoozing in the shadows beside the palace, instead of mounting guard, were startled into instant wakefulness.
From The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border by Gerald Breckenridge
