drape
verb (used with object)
to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Meanwhile, Mrs. Johnson has been draping the rest of the material in the trunks across the table and chairs.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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