scourge
noun
a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
have been scourging
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present perfect progressiveof scourge.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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Since the 20th of August the Alabama was known to have been scourging our commerce in the North Atlantic from the Azores to the Antilles.
From History of the Nineteenth Army Corps by Richard B. (Richard Biddle) Irwin
