embroider
verb (used with object)
to decorate with ornamental needlework.
have been embroidering
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present perfect progressiveof embroider.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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Though Russians have been embroidering for centuries, cross-stitch patterns were not originally created there.
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2022
In any case, storytellers have been embroidering on the Nativity texts for nearly 20 centuries.
From Time Magazine Archive
“My mother and I have been embroidering linens for my trousseau for ages ... what have you been working on?”
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
