revolve
verb (used without object)
to move in a circular or curving course or orbit.
have been revolving
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present perfect progressiveof revolve.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 there have been revolving doors since then.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 21, 2015
But this rolling of the eyes, after revolving till we become vertiginous, cannot cause the apparent circumgyration of objects, in a direction contrary to that in which we have been revolving, for the following reasons.
From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
Whatever little plan Mrs. Bates may have been revolving in her mind, Jane was too loyal to throw cold water on it.
From With the Procession by Henry Blake Fuller
I have been revolving in my mind the possibilities of to-morrow morning, and you must play an important part in what, by chance, may turn out to be a melodrama.
From The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective by Louis Tracy
I have been revolving the subject over, and have come to a firm resolution to turn over a new leaf on our return to the mission.
From Hubert's Wife A Story for You by Minnie Mary Lee
