tuck
verb (used with object)
to put into a small, close, or concealing place.
had been tucking
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past perfect progressiveof tuck.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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A secret Chaminade had been tucking safely up its sleeve all season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
Crystal, who had been tucking away the complicated dishes of her luncheon basket, looked at Ben and lightly sucked one finger to which some raspberry jam from Tomes's supernal sandwiches had adhered.
From The Beauty and the Bolshevist by Alice Duer Miller
While she had been tucking Aline into the automobile she met the eye of the driver of that vehicle and had perceived a curious look in it—a look of amazement and sheer terror.
From Something New by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
