germinate
verb (used without object)
to begin to grow or develop.
have been germinating
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present perfect progressiveof germinate.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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A lot of my ideas have been germinating for quite some time—sort of like slow-growing fruitwood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2016
Movies, particularly big-budget mainstream ones, aren’t nimble enough to keep up with quicksilver shifts in the national mood: The pictures we’re seeing today may have been germinating for months, if not years.
From Time ● May 12, 2016
