have been birching

• 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 birch.
  birch

  noun

  any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.

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