erupt
verb (used without object)
to burst forth.
have been erupting
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present perfect progressiveof erupt.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 last summer, protests have been erupting in Liberia as the economy and the national health system have crumbled.
From Nature ● Feb. 10, 2020
It may still have been erupting as recently as the 16th Century.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2016
Tension between the nuclear-armed rivals has risen since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called off peace talks in August and clashes along stretches of their border have been erupting intermittently since October.
From Reuters ● Jan. 6, 2015
Strikes are usually stamped out quickly in China, but more labor disputes have been erupting lately between workers resentful of large income disparities and harsh working conditions, and employers trying to rein in rising costs.
From Reuters ● Jun. 4, 2010
Wildfires, notes Duke University fire ecologist Norm Christensen, have been erupting in the canyons and foothills of the coastal mountains for thousands of years.
From Time Magazine Archive
