had been retreating
Past perfect progressive conjugation of retreat.
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retreat

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INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to move back)-retirarse
Synonyms for retreat
drop back
quedarse atrás
fall back
quedarse atrás
move back
retroceder
pull away
apartarse
withdraw
irse
back away
retroceder
back down
echarse atrás
backtrack
retractarse
backtrack
retroceder
go
ir
hide
esconderse
return
regresar
withdraw
retirar
withdraw
retirarse
Antonyms for retreat
advance
avanzar
stay
quedarse
approach
aproximarse
attack
atacar
battle
luchar
come
venir
increase
aumentar
mob
acosar
raid
asaltar
risk
arriesgar
shoot
disparar
step
pisar
struggle
luchar
NOUN
(act of moving back)-la retirada
Synonyms for retreat
pullout
la retirada
withdrawal
la retirada
ebb
el reflujo
Antonyms for retreat
incursion
la incursión
invasion
la invasión
raid
la incursión
step
el paso
advance
el avance
attack
el ataque
battle
la batalla
lunge
la arremetida
march
la marcha
return
la vuelta
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