compound
adjective
composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients.
have been compounding
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present perfect progressiveof compound.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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"The G4 central banks' balance sheets have been compounding by 15% since 2008. And my point is that's not going to stop. It's not going to get shut off."
From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2021
Had we lived in the days of the old medicine, I would have been compounding a purge out of the blood of a goat, and the ashes of an heifer, and the juice of hyssop.
From Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) by Alexander Whyte
