wave
noun
a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.
had been waving
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past perfect progressiveof wave.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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She had been waving her golden pompoms waiting to celebrate the final out at Rock & Brews in what was a nearly perfect effort from the hometown team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
Last month it emerged that debt agents acting for British Gas had broken into vulnerable people's homes to force-fit meters, and that courts had been waving through energy firm applications to forcibly install meters.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2023
The student had been waving emergency crews away, not realizing they were there to rescue him.
From Fox News ● Feb. 4, 2022
Lipnitskaya, one of the favorites, said she hadn’t been nervous, even though thousands of fans in the arena had been waving Russian flags and chanting her first name — “Yoo-lee-ah!” — before she skated.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2014
A small, dark man in shirtsleeves, who had been waving his hand in the air for some time, was finally called upon by Liz and stood up.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
