embroider
verb (used with object)
to decorate with ornamental needlework.
has been embroidering
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present perfect progressiveof embroider (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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New Yorker Jann Johnson, 24, carries the idea a logical step further: she has been embroidering her jeans with the story of her life.
From Time Magazine Archive
On entering the room, I find his daughter just putting away a lavender-colored silk scarf, on which she has been embroidering in silver what looks to me very like a crest and coat-of-arms.
From After Dark by Wilkie Collins
