exaggerate
verb (used with object)
to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately.
have been exaggerating
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present perfect progressiveof exaggerate.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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He boasted to White House officials of frequent meetings with Trump but seems to have been exaggerating.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2019
A court psychologist said that Pena might have been exaggerating symptoms of possible mental impairment, and said he didn't understand why he was in court.
From Fox News ● Mar. 20, 2019
It’s been an annual caution from the coach, but this time he may not have been exaggerating.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2018
Roger Parloff of Forbes that it's the internet companies that have been exaggerating the possible implications of a contrary court decision with "overwrought 'you'll-break-the-internet'" rhetoric.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2014
It wouldn’t have been exaggerating to say that Patria Mercedes had been struck dumb in the devil’s den.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
