stab
verb (used with object)
to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon.
have been stabbing
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present perfect progressiveof stab.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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Photograph: Michael Burnell/Redferns Refused and Kaospilot may have been stabbing their crusty Nordic Cross flag into music's gut for years, but a new generation of Scandi-punks are ready to take up the mantle.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2012
With their tongues they have been stabbing me as with so many knives.
From Rossmoyne by Unknown
