kick
verb (used with object)
to strike with the foot or feet.
has been kicking
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present perfect progressiveof kick (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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Second, this is hardly a new idea — it has been kicking around the political world since at least the 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
The letter has turned up the heat on an idea that has been kicking around in Mathews for months.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2022
Apple and Amazon are streaming baseball and football, respectively, and Disney has been kicking around the idea of streaming ESPN.
From The Verge ● Aug. 18, 2022
Helpfully, the matter of MSPs legislating for a referendum has been kicking around for years - without ever being resolved - so the core arguments are fairly well-known.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2022
“MacArthur has been kicking butt since he landed at Leyte. Sounds like were going to be celebrating the Fourth of July in Tokyo this year!”
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
