jam
verb (used with object)
to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible.
has been jamming
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present perfect progressiveof jam (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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Fearing, perhaps, that the Arab uprising could spread, the ruling junta has been jamming the Internet.
From Time ● Mar. 13, 2011
Hardly anyone heard the guerrilla announcement when it was first made, because Athens has been jamming the rebel broadcasts from the north.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yes, that fellow has been jamming me for the past two days off and on, every time I get ready to send or receive a message.
From The Silent Bullet by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
