wash
verb (used with object)
to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
has been washing
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present perfect progressiveof wash (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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Uncontrolled flooding from the adjacent bayou made worse by nearby development has been washing graves into the adjoining ravine.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
Patti Ann Moskwa, the owner and a fourth-generation restaurateur, has been washing dishes herself.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2017
However, some of the dirt below the section that juts out and forms a step has been washing away.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2016
Once the trees are gone, denuded slopes are eroded by rainfall, which has been washing soil into 20-sq.-mi.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then another container is dropped right in front of him, and I realize Crystal has been washing them out in the sink and giving them to him.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
