Dogging
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɔɡɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dogging is a noun meaning The act of one who dogs or harasses.
Meaning
The act of one who dogs or harasses.
More Meanings
- (Australia, uncountable) The job of killing wild dogs and dingos in a rural area.
- present participle and gerund of dog
- (UK, uncountable) The practice of having sexual intercourse in public places, especially parks, deliberately taking the chance of being watched.
Example Sentences
‘Has a good plant. Wanders around on his own doing a bit of dogging (dingo-hunting).’
[…] free from the doggings of the common informer, but under the superintendence of the bishop […]
We do it because we've found / When people crowd around / It is somehow more profound / When you're dogging.
Even that […] had been less awful than this date-rape opportunity and likely dogging hotspot, with its hasty skim of tarmac spread like cheap, stale caviar across the pink pedestrian tiles beneath […].
Word Forms
- doggings
Synonyms for dogging
Depending on context, synonyms include continuous, uninterrupted, persisting.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include persisting, uninterrupted, continuous, dogdraw, dogcatching, hog-dogging.
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