wreck
noun
any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
has been wrecking
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present perfect progressiveof wreck (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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The reader will thus observe that the principal business which has engaged Nassau heretofore has been wrecking, buccaneering, privateering, and blockade running.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray
