pump
noun
an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes.
has been pumping
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present perfect progressiveof pump (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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OPEC+ has been pumping more oil as it unwinds production cuts, and supply is also increasing from non-OPEC exporters like Brazil, Guyana and the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Since 2011, Tepco has been pumping in water to cool the remains of three reactors.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023
Since the disaster, power plant company Tepco has been pumping in water to cool down the reactors' fuel rods.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023
But the team has been pumping out jams before games, too, after players decided early in the season they wanted the right music to set the mood.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
The bass has been pumping since noon, and with that kind of noise, there's no reading, thinking, or dreamily staring out the window for me.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
