transpire
verb (used without object)
to occur; happen; take place.
had been transpiring
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past perfect progressiveof transpire.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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This cultural shift toward comfort had been transpiring even before we retreated inside our homes in March 2020, with the increasing popularity of less-structured bralettes in all colors and designs: bandage-style, frilled, high-neck, racerback, zip-up.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021
While these events had been transpiring in the Spanish town, Captain Dynamite had not been idle.
From A Voyage with Captain Dynamite by Charles Edward Rich
In the mean time, while all these events had been transpiring in the East, Octavius had been making his preparations for the coming crisis, and was now advancing with a powerful fleet across the sea.
From Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott
Yet during my absence events of the gravest moment had been transpiring.
From The White Shield by Bertram Mitford
It is time to return to the States and record what had been transpiring there, in connection with the expedition, while the army was staggering towards its permanent winter-camp.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 by Various
