have been coloring

• present perfect progressive

  present perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.

  of color.
  color

  noun

  the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.

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have been coloring

As it is, a lot of husbands are discovering that their wives have been coloring their hair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2020

This week many children have been coloring and decorating sheets of paper that are blank except for the outline of a Who-ville figure.

From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2012

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