had been vaunting
- past perfect progressive of vaunt.
Example Sentences
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One day, just after a large sazay� had been vaunting his perfect security against the dangers to which other fish were exposed, there came a great splash in the water.
From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by Parton, James