have been buttonholing

• 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 buttonhole.
  buttonhole

  noun

  the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured.

Related Words

• assail
• demand
• force
• petition
• push
• squeeze
• sue
• urge
• worry