has been balking

• present perfect progressive

  present perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.

  of balk (3rd person singular).
  balk

  verb (used without object)

  to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed byat ).

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