obsess
verb (used with object)
to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally.
has been obsessing
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present perfect progressiveof obsess (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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Politics has been obsessing a lot of people lately, and Ursula K. Le Guin is far from immune to bouts of political anger.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 10, 2016
But while everyone has been obsessing about what Mercedes and their star signing from McLaren might do in 2014, it has rather taken attention away from what the Silver Arrows could achieve this season.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2013
He said that with her pregnancy she has been obsessing about health-related issues way too much as it is.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2012
He has been obsessing me these last days.
From Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life by Mrs. Campbell Praed
