yelp
verb (used without object)
to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.
had been yelping
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past perfect progressiveof yelp.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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"For this I will show you what I can do, Herr Parker!" t that instant little Hans, who had been yelping on the edge of the battle, dashed in.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 by Various
He held it high above his head and the little dog that had been yelping at his heels fixed his eyes on it.
From The Girl From His Town by Marie Van Vorst
