skin
noun
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
have been skinning
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present perfect progressiveof skin.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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The cricket brownies are baked; we have been skinning squirrels and marinating them in satay, then decided to unwind by checking out a punk-reggae band in a nearby tent.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 31, 2017
No one should be any good until they have been skinning their shins for at least ten years.
From Time Magazine Archive
I'm glad to get a chance at one of those men who have been skinning the farmers.
From A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy by Adams, John Wolcott
