wend
verb (used with object)
to pursue or direct (one's way).
had been wending
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past perfect progressiveof wend.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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At the same time, Hakim’s case had been wending its way through Santa Monica Superior Court, with voluminous filings by both sides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
A car that had been wending its way up their block stopped short, so as not to be hit; even so, bumpers kissed before Ralph changed directions.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
For days the frontiersmen along the reservation border had been wending their way to the Agency.
From Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter by Merrill Tileston
