lug
verb (used with object)
to pull or carry with force or effort.
has been lugging
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present perfect progressiveof lug (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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His wife Helen, who is also his caddie, had been planning a boat trip round the French Riviera, instead she has been lugging his bag round in the rain.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
Since September, Sulcowicz has been lugging a mattress with her around campus as both an act of protest and as a performance art piece for her senior thesis.
From Time ● Dec. 22, 2014
In those specimen crates Mantelish has been lugging into the dome the past couple of days.
From Legacy by James H. Schmitz
