videotape
noun
magnetic tape on which the electronic impulses produced by the video and audio portions of a television program, motion picture, etc., are recorded (distinguished from audiotape).
had been videotaping
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past perfect progressiveof videotape.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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Matthew Bennice, a special-education teacher, had been videotaping a presentation to his class when the quake struck.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2018
He had been videotaping the destruction from a window and continued filming as he walked down the stairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2018
Mr. Krizan frantically waved his paddle at a man on a Yamaha WaveRunner who had been videotaping the thundering surf.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2011
