crash
verb (used without object)
to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces.
have been crashing
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present perfect progressiveof crash.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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Historic heat waves have been crashing all around the world, with records getting shattered in Japan, broken on the eastern coast of Canada, smashed in California, and rewritten in the Upper Midwest.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2018
It seems at times as if the city’s historic research materials have been crashing at a procession of friends’ houses.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2017
While in other years, the Falcons and Bucs game might have been written off as an anomaly, it was yet another example of how the NFL’s once-booming ratings have been crashing all season.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2016
So many people have been using it that the servers have been crashing.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2016
That's why bank stocks have been crashing faster than your favorite ATM, shedding 40% of their value since interest rates started climbing rapidly more than a year ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
