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had been snacking
  • past perfect progressive of snack.

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The Cretaceous croc that had been snacking on a dinosaur exemplifies the other growing uses of fundamental particles.

From Scientific American • Jul. 29, 2022

Chen told Judge Ndidi Moses on Tuesday that he had no idea he had been snacking on anything but regular candy.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2022

Then they did DNA analysis to figure out which species the cetaceans had been snacking on.

From Science Magazine • May 1, 2013