marinate
verb (used with object)
to steep (food) in a marinade.
have been marinating
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present perfect progressiveof marinate.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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But Ms. Wolitzer, who is 58, wanted less to write some sort of State of Feminism novel than to explore ideas that have been marinating in her head for a long time.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2018
Coloradans, who have been marinating in television ads from both sides, say they have tuned the spots out.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2012
