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have been coloring
  • present perfect progressive of color.

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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