splurge
verb (used without object)
to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, especially a costly one.
had been splurging
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past perfect progressiveof splurge.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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Consequently she bristled with money nowadays, and had been splurging largely on highly desirable little "extras."
From V. V.'s Eyes by Henry Sydnor Harrison
