glue
noun
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
have been gluing
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present perfect progressiveof glue.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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To track these migration patterns, citizen scientists have been gluing small tags on monarchs’ wings since the nineteen-fifties.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 20, 2019
His arm is broken off but I have been gluing it back with Gorilla Glue and it seemed to work.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2011
