wend
verb (used with object)
to pursue or direct (one's way).
have been wending
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present perfect progressiveof wend.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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For many years the people of Nippon have been wending slowly, but with tireless perseverance and unerring instinct, toward their far-off goal, which to the unbiased historian will seem not merely legitimate but praiseworthy.
From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Emile Joseph Dillon
