have been steeling

• present perfect progressive

  present perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.

  of steel.
  steel

  noun

  any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.

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have been steeling

They might have been steeling themselves for some thunder and lightning from the fans.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025

I have been steeling myself for a big loss.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2022

You have let Charlie's death and the money loss this search may bring you, crush out all hope, and you have been steeling yourself to give me up; to forget me.

From The Last Stroke a detective story by Lawrence L. Lynch

"It may come to that; I have been steeling myself all the morning to meet it."

From The Channings by Mrs. Henry Wood

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