audition
noun
a trial hearing given to a singer, actor, or other performer to test suitability for employment, professional training or competition, etc.
have been auditioning
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present perfect progressiveof audition.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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You have been auditioning and working since you were 9.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Longtime IOC member Dick Pound weighed in as well, though he might as well have been auditioning to become a Chinese government spokesman when he said everyone in the organization believes Peng is “fine.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
Both of them have been auditioning for the job for months.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 11, 2019
Behind them are several journeymen who have been auditioning for the fifth starting spot.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 24, 2017
You might be on cloud nine, with a big contract or a string of shows, but I’ve also had six-month stretches where I have been auditioning and haven’t got a job.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2015
