dent
noun
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
has been denting
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present perfect progressiveof dent (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Focusing on earnings might ultimately be a way to cut through the increasing noise that has been denting stocks recently.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
As it lingers, high inflation has been denting many Americans’ confidence in the economy, based on consumer surveys.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
"You talk like a pint of shoe-strings," growled Portlaw; "you'd better find out whose horse has been denting the lawn all over and tearing off several yards of sod."
From The Firing Line by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
