salute
verb (used with object)
to pay respect to or honor by some formal act, as by raising the right hand to the side of the headgear, presenting arms, firing cannon, dipping colors, etc.
have been saluting
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present perfect progressiveof salute.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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As she and her group ventured into the mess, the horns might have been saluting her fortitude, or warning her to watch out.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2011
In it the dapper officers who have been saluting so punctiliously come to the President's bedroom in the middle of the night with a resignation for him to sign.
From Time Magazine Archive
