tuck
verb (used with object)
to put into a small, close, or concealing place.
have been tucking
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present perfect progressiveof tuck.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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One big reason is that investment trusts and big institutional buyers have been purchasing blocks of what they consider the safest stocks, and have been tucking them away.
From Time Magazine Archive
Why on earth he fancied eating around with grubs like us, when he could have been tucking away classy fare up on Fifth Avenue, we couldn't imagine.
From At Good Old Siwash by George Fitch
