yowl
verb (used without object)
to utter a long, distressful or dismal cry, as an animal or a person; howl.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Though the railroads have been yowling long & loud for Federal control over their highway competitors, they are not expected to be greatly benefited by last week's enactment.
From Time Magazine Archive
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