steady
adjective
firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium.
had been steadying
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past perfect progressiveof steady.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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Sandy, who had been steadying Dandy while that interesting broncho was attempting with great success to balance himself on his hind legs, came to say good-bye.
From Black Rock: a Tale of the Selkirks by Ralph Connor
And he had been steadying himself for his part ever since he had left the city.
From Together by Robert Herrick
Sandy, who had been steadying Dandy while that interesting broncho was attempting with great success to balance himself on his hind legs, came to say good-by.
From The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories by Franklin K. Mathiews
For some time Loraine had been steadying herself by clinging to his arm.
From Truxton King A Story of Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon
