- present perfect progressive of torment (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The chain, with 1,500 locations worldwide, has been tormenting Seattle foodies for years with the rumor of an Emerald City location.
From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024
The kid who has been tormenting his son keeps touting his family’s lineage that stretches back to the Civil War battlefield.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2016
While Lou Brock has been tormenting opponents this year, the fastest man in baseball has been something less than a sensation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Helms, now 78, has been tormenting American Presidents and their diplomats for 28 years, mostly from his perch on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
From Time Magazine Archive
The old boy has some young dogs of which he is immensely proud, and has been tormenting me for a month past to go and see them.
From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)
