- present perfect progressive of oil (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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For the past 40 years, Donnie Myers has been oiling the wheels of that machine in his corner of the American South, achieving capital convictions on a scale almost unparalleled in the modern era.
From The Guardian • May 5, 2017
The British Fleet has been oiling at Haifa.
From Time Magazine Archive
