need
noun
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation.
has been needing
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present perfect progressiveof need (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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He expects to have to hire a nighttime caregiver soon as well, because he has been needing to get up more often at night.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
For now, his job is to provide an experienced presence to a very young defense corps and quarterback a power play that has been needing some punch from the blue line.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 27, 2011
Maybe it's yoga and maybe not, but Lana suddenly realizes what she has been needing all her life.
From Time Magazine Archive
Los Angeles, in the fourth year of a dry spell, recently imposed water rationing, and South Florida, which absorbs as many as 1,000 newcomers a day, has been needing more rain for two years.
From Time Magazine Archive
The one expected is the one not needing anything and being talking is telling that she has been needing something and has been needing talking.
From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Gertrude Stein
