wrack
noun
wreck or wreckage.
had been wracking
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past perfect progressiveof wrack.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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He had been wracking his brain for a good reason to assign for urging the Inca to appear on the terrace in order to hear the radio.
From The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure by Breckenridge, Gerald
