have been ironing

• present perfect progressive

  present perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.

  of iron.
  iron

  noun

  a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Fe; 55.847; 26; 7.86 at 20°C.

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have been ironing

We got up at four o'clock this morning, and have been ironing all day.

From Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.

"There is a good fire in the kitchen, ma'am, if you want to make toast," observed Martha, rising reluctantly from her knees; "I have been ironing Miss Baby's pinnys."

From Doctor Luttrell's First Patient by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

I have been ironing hard all day, and sewing, but I heard no lessons.

From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

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