swipe
noun
a swing of the arm, paw, etc., in order to strike someone or something.
had been swiping
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past perfect progressiveof swipe.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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Amanda told gossip site the Dirty that Pons had been swiping Cerny’s phone to delete the most popular posts.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2019
She had been swiping through the twins’ photos and crying quietly when he walked in and sat beside her.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2016
In Philadelphia, confronted by parental apathy, an organizer learned that neighborhood youths had been swiping tools off Bell Telephone trucks.
From Time Magazine Archive
