has been fattening
- present perfect progressive of fatten (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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HBO executives can and frequently will point out that their steady revenue stream has been fattening Time Warner's bottom line for years.
From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2010
One major irritation for Post executives is that lost advertising has been fattening the rival Star.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Just feel how heavy it is," said he, taking it up by the wings; "it has been fattening for the last eight weeks; and when it is roasted, won't the fat run down!"
From Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm by Crane, Lucy
