blackmail
noun
any payment extorted by intimidation, as by threats of injurious revelations or accusations.
have been blackmailing
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present perfect progressiveof blackmail.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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Now, the story is that these men have been blackmailing you.
From VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea by David Christie Murray
I find that these children have been blackmailing you; and I've brought them to apologize.
From The Terrible Twins by Edgar Jepson
