dip
verb (used with object)
to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid.
have been dipping
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present perfect progressiveof dip.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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Since then, many doctors have been dipping into their own pockets to help those in need.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
Many customers have been dipping into savings and borrowing more, but those options are starting to run out.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
Members of the VFW Post 2718 on Long Island, New York, have been dipping into reserves and organizing fundraisers until they can fully reopen their hall.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 21, 2021
Other businesses have been dipping their toes into the matrimony-focused sock pool.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2018
One of the good old lady writers in whose letters I have been dipping cries out, “Sure, cards have kept us women from a great deal of scandal!”
From Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges by Saintsbury, George
