knuckle
noun
a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
has been knuckling
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present perfect progressiveof knuckle (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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The name of the island is true to myth, which suggests that someone at DC Comics has been knuckling down to Herodotus and the Greek tragedians.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 5, 2017
