filch
verb (used with object)
to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer.
has been filching
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present perfect progressiveof filch (3rd person singular).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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When Iris learns that her father has been filching her contest winnings and rummaging through Eva’s shoes for evidence of a nest egg, she declares it the last straw.
From Washington Post
