stupefy
verb (used with object)
to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
had been stupefying
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past perfect progressiveof stupefy.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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He was a brave man, but the cloud of doubt had been stupefying.
From The Traitors by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
