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had been griping
  • past perfect progressive of gripe.

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Hillary had been griping about this, which was getting on his nerves, he told McDougal.

From Time Magazine Archive

For months, its members had been griping about President Johnson's management of the news and Reedy's inability to give them the information they thought they had coming to them.

From Time Magazine Archive

Standing close to the wall, he complained about the press, which had been griping about onlookers getting in the way.

From Time Magazine Archive