jawbone
noun
has been jawboning
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present perfect progressiveof jawbone (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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Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy for much of the dollar’s strength and has been jawboning the central bank to cut rates at its two-day meeting next week.
From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2019
Another factor was that Arthur Burns has been jawboning bankers to hold down-interest rates.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since June, Feather has been jawboning his union chiefs on the virtues of labor discipline on the shop floor.
From Time Magazine Archive
