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has been licking
  • present perfect progressive of lick (3rd person singular).

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The coronavirus has been licking its chops just thinking about this state where a full 110 percent of the population is 87 years old.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2020

The rascal has been licking his chops over him like a bull-terrier contemplating a cat in a tree.

From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram