lug
verb (used with object)
to pull or carry with force or effort.
have been lugging
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present perfect progressiveof lug.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 avoid paying to check a bag, more passengers have been lugging more belongings onto already crowded planes.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2011
And we are but . . . weary infantrymen who have forgotten what sleep is like; and who for eternities have been lugging and pushing heavy loads along muddy roads and across soaked fields.
From Time Magazine Archive
