bash
verb (used with object)
to strike with a crushing or smashing blow.
have been bashing
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present perfect progressiveof bash.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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At least seven other deaths in California have been attributed to the storms, which have been bashing the state since last month.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
But Young says that, thanks to Brown, her biggest detractors on social media have been bashing her less and keeping the focus on finding her daughter.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2015
Naomie, you have been bashing Cambridge, saying it was awful and that you felt like an oddball.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 21, 2010
