message
noun
a communication containing some information, news, advice, request, or the like, sent by messenger, telephone, email, or other means.
have been messaging
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present perfect progressiveof message.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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"Just want to say a big shoutout to all the people who have been messaging me, congratulating me on the 153," O'Sullivan said in a video posted on X.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Since then, I have been messaging Alina daily on WhatsApp, hoping she has escaped to somewhere safer, but no replies arrived.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
China might have been messaging that concern to test whether the United States would react, which Esper did.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2021
The group’s members also have been messaging other members to share guidance on staying home to flatten the coronavirus curve.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 9, 2020
The Bezos news has dominated talk at Davos and in Silicon Valley and set off a frenzy of speculation about who else the crown prince may have been messaging on WhatsApp.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 24, 2020
