had been snowballing

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of snowball.
  snowball

  noun

  a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing.

Example Sentences

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had been snowballing

Things had been snowballing, fast, and I couldn’t pretend I wasn’t scared anymore.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

There had been a storm, and the trees looked as if they had been snowballing one another; but Susy had no eye for trees, and just then hardly cared for her pony.

From Little Prudy's Sister Susy by Sophie May

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