squeeze
verb (used with object)
to press forcibly together; compress.
had been squeezing
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past perfect progressiveof squeeze.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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Turns out I had been squeezing the muscles of my throat too hard, because if I didn’t, my voice became half-whisper.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
These higher costs had been squeezing margins causing concern particularly among short term traders.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 24, 2018
From the start he felt that Starr had been squeezing Lewinsky without mercy, threatening her family with subpoenas, intimidating, misleading, baiting and switching.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had been squeezing it in his hand until it was soft and malleable.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
It was then I awoke, and I found I had been squeezing my own hand quite tight.
From The Girls and I A Veracious History by Mrs. Molesworth
