smite
verb (used with object)
to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon.
has been smiting
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present perfect progressiveof smite (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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"No, but to ease it if it has been smiting you."
From Bolanyo by Read, Opie Percival
