has been flitching

• 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 flitch (3rd person singular).
  flitch

  noun

  the side of a hog (or, formerly, some other animal) salted and cured.

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