shunt
verb (used with object)
to shove or turn (someone or something) aside or out of the way.
have been shunting
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present perfect progressiveof shunt.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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Northern Pacific boxcars that should have been shunting wheat from Dakota towns to flour mills at Minneapolis were loaded with Army freight for the Pacific.
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