leech
noun
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
have been leeching
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present perfect progressiveof leech.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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In Newkirk’s floor piece, color seems to have been leeching out of the polymer beads as they dry up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2022
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