depress
verb (used with object)
to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit.
has been depressing
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present perfect progressiveof depress (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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The anger in America right now has been depressing.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2021
Coincidentally, the great oil chase comes at the very time a supply glut has been depressing petroleum prices.
From Time Magazine Archive
It has been depressing and corrupting to the country; a healthier air has been generated by indignation at the Bulgarian massacres, which have thrown us back on our rather forgotten humanity.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by John Morley
For weeks I have fancied that something has been depressing and troubling you, although you take great pains to conceal it.
From The Alpine Fay A Romance by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
Then it has been depressing to be able to do so little, when there was so much I had at heart to do.
From Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II by Margaret Fuller
