urinate
verb (used without object)
to pass or discharge urine.
had been urinating
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past perfect progressiveof urinate.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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Pusey, who avoided injury because he had been urinating behind roadside bushes at the time, did not help but instead filmed the scene.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2021
Lately, he said, he had been urinating blood.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2019
Then, Mr. Guillermo said, the officer asked if he had been urinating, and though he answered that he had not, the officer gave him a ticket anyway.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2018
Carol came in because Zeigfield had been urinating and defecating indoors, despite being well house-trained since puppyhood.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2015
He had been urinating frequently, so team officials suspected a stomach virus and gave him intravenous fluids.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2010
