specify
verb (used with object)
to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail.
had been specifying
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past perfect progressiveof specify.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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She spoke in the same tone as if she had been specifying the last new opera, or referring to the latest work in vogue: things just passed away.
From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 by Philip Wharton
