had been tippling

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of tipple.
  tipple

  verb (used without object)

  to drink intoxicating liquor, especially habitually or to some excess.

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