tout
verb (used without object)
to persistently solicit business, employment, votes, or the like.
had been touting
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past perfect progressiveof tout.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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For months in the spring and summer, Bishop Montgomery had been touting its transfers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
I had been touting the benefits of my new induction stove to all my friends since I switched from gas about a year ago.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2023
Trump, whose team had been touting a major, surprise announcement, praised Palin as “a friend, and a high-quality person whom I have great respect for” in a statement.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 20, 2016
Nubie had been touting “The Annexation of Puerto Rico” ever since John Madden came to town, and the Giants finally got to put it to good use.
From Time ● Oct. 14, 2014
Uncle Pete had been touting these books for a long time, not to mention quoting from them liberally to score points in Sunday debates.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
