regale
verb (used with object)
to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight.
have been regaling
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present perfect progressiveof regale.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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For me, it is the ultimate confirmation of something I have been regaling friends with for 20 years and now, for the advancement of social science, feel compelled to publish.
From Washington Post
When he launched into one of his stories, punctuated with bammos! and whistles, arm waving and mimicry, he might well have been regaling a bunch of the boys around a campfire.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have been regaling myself, in my unscholarly way, with Mr. Munro’s admirable Lucretius.
From Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes Vol. II by Wright, William Aldis
