trek
verb (used without object)
to travel or migrate slowly or with difficulty, often through rough or unsettled territory.
have been trekking
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present perfect progressiveof trek.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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There are three possible routes the brothers have been trekking in hopes of gaining their freedom.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2025
Seattlelites who have been trekking to Tukwila and Lynnwood for the bread and sweets at 85°C Bakery Café, you now have a closer outpost at the corner of South Jackson Street and Fifth Avenue South.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2019
Exhausted firefighters have been trekking into remote, steep canyons to reach flames burning in dry brush and redwoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2016
Hundreds of thousands have been trekking across the Balkan peninsula to reach the richer European countries to the north and west, especially Germany, which is preparing to accept 800,000 migrants this year.
From Reuters ● Sep. 18, 2015
U. S. Boy Scouts, too, have been trekking through foreign lands.
From Time Magazine Archive
