shave
verb (used without object)
to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
has been shaving
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present perfect progressiveof shave (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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"Oh, Mamma!" said he, crying bitterly, "Edward has been shaving me, and I am all cut to pieces—Oh! how it hurts me—will it kill me, Mamma?"
From Aunt Fanny's Story-Book for Little Boys and Girls by Fanny, Aunt
