stagnate
verb (used without object)
to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
had been stagnating
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past perfect progressiveof stagnate.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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It said people's purchasing power had been stagnating for 20 years, and that recent pay rises just reflected the reality of higher inflation.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2023
Wages had been stagnating for well over a decade ago.”
From Forbes ● Jul. 22, 2013
His principal focus was on completing the New Acropolis Museum, a project that had been stagnating for three decades because of delays caused by political disputes, court cases and archaeological finds that slowed construction.
From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 6, 2011
The transmigration is from “Rephan,” where all was merged in a neutral Best to Earth, where the soul which had been stagnating would have an opportunity to strive, not rest.
From Browning and His Century by Helen Archibald Clarke
