congratulate
verb (used with object)
to express pleasure to (a person), as on a happy occasion.
have been congratulating
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present perfect progressiveof congratulate.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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Ruth Kravetz, co-founder of the Community Voices for Public Education, a local education advocacy group, said the commissioner should have been congratulating Houston ISD for its recent academic improvement instead of punishing it.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2023
Newton may as well have been congratulating Jones for taking his job.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
“People have been congratulating us as we walked to class,” the younger Alford said.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 9, 2016
But he may also have been congratulating himself for pitching out of the mess.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2015
From the tone in which he said the words he might have been congratulating me on some great good fortune.
From Dead Man's Rock by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
