trample
verb (used without object)
to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
has been trampling
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present perfect progressiveof trample (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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"Who has been trampling the grass in the north pasture?" asked Romeo Augustus's father, a fortnight later.
From Harper's Young People, March 23, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
He must turn upon himself with reproof the moment he finds that he has been trampling conscience under his feet.
From The Main Chance by Meredith Nicholson
Lady Kent, of course, has been trampling on them both.
From Sir George Tressady — Volume I by Mrs. Humphry Ward
