weave
verb (used with object)
to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material.
has been weaving
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present perfect progressiveof weave (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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"As long as I have the strength and the days ahead of me, I will continue doing this work," said Mushtaq Ahmad, 75, who has been weaving carpets for 50 years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
No one but Aunt Lydia, who has been weaving a network of strings to be pulled at her pleasure, could undermine Gilead so effectively.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 5, 2019
Lauer has been weaving, caning and repairing antique chairs for 40 years.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2017
I was there to spend some time with a cotton candy-making maestro: Jenny Villon, a 30-year-old mother of three who has been weaving the sweet stuff for nearly a decade.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2014
Slowly it has been weaving itself into the very fibre of my character; I can't help it.
From The Return of Blue Pete by Luke Allan
