swap
verb (used with object)
to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another.
had been swapping
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past perfect progressiveof swap.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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Ahead of rehearsals in Nashville, Tenn., where Ann’s solo band Tripsitter is based, the Wilson sisters had been swapping set list ideas.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
During this time, the mediators had been swapping more workable drafts of a hostage agreement.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
US media reports say her parents found texts showing she had been swapping messages with a man in the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2019
For the reporters, who had been swapping experiences in a WhatsApp group since the early March, enough was enough.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2018
That had been swapping the witch for the devil.
From Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings by Mary Johnston
