has been bursting
- present perfect progressive of burst (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Samuel has been bursting for this opportunity his entire life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
Alabama's Governor George Wallace for weeks has been bursting with tall talk.
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Secretary of State John Foster Dulles took ill and Britain's Prime Minister Harold Macmillan stepped forward toward the leadership of the free world, the British press has been bursting with local pride.
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The music has been bursting out into fresh attempts this last half-hour, and impatience is getting irrepressible.
From Verner's Pride by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
For several days the mountain has been bursting forth in flame and immense quantities of lava are flowing down its sides.
From The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire by Morris, Charles