stable
noun
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
had been stabling
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past perfect progressiveof stable.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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And Dr. Small, who had been stabling his horse just inside the barn, came out and moved quietly into the house just as though he had not listened intently to every word of the conversation.
From The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana by Edward Eggleston
