describe
verb (used with object)
to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of.
has been describing
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present perfect progressiveof describe (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 maker of giant masks for The Masked Singer as well as props for The Traitors has been describing the "fun and thrill" of working on the two hit TV programmes.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been describing these alternate three-dimensional realities as the “metaverse.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2023
On the other side of the county, Grace White, 25, has been describing that plan very differently.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2022
Zuckerberg has been describing and moving his company toward this vision in various ways and forms for almost a decade.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2021
He has been describing to us the state of public feeling in the South.
From Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 by Alexis de Tocqueville
