tie
verb (used with object)
to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted.
has been tying
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present perfect progressiveof tie (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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Kelner has been tying blue and yellow balloons to statues around Washington and taking photos of the result.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2023
While other presidents use the lame duck portion of their tenure to get to work on their presidential libraries, Obama has been tying up loose ends.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2016
Rather annoyed to find someone has been tying knots in my handkerchief.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
"Dorothy has been tying the pull strings for me this afternoon and I'm going to do the glueing now while you people are learning baskets."
From Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith
