mint
noun
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
has been minting
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present perfect progressiveof mint (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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None of that mystery alloy the government uses in those oddly light, play-money quarters it has been minting.
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