hog
noun
a hoofed mammal of the Old World family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
has been hogging
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present perfect progressiveof hog (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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Steven Soderbergh’s “Contagion,” the 2011 movie that features Gwyneth Paltrow as patient zero in a flu pandemic, has been hogging the contamination movie spotlight since the novel coronavirus hit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2020
But recently, “The Goldfinch” has been hogging the spotlight.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2014
Photograph: Howard C Smith/isiphotos.com/Corbis Joey Barton is not football's only social-networking enthusiast in search of a new club, even if he has been hogging this week's headlines.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2011
Its $50 billion takeover of Alcon, an American eye-care firm, unveiled early this month, has been hogging the headlines.
From Economist ● Jan. 14, 2010
