What does egging mean?
Egging means present participle and gerund of egg.
Egging
/ˈɛɡɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of egg.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of egg
- The act of pelting with eggs.
- The act of gathering the eggs of wild birds.
Example Sentences
“I stand in relation to him something like that of a child to a parent,” Douglass wrote of the owlish man who had stood with him through mobbings and eggings.
Plover egging was once a popular tradition.
Synonyms for egging
Antonyms for egging
Related Words
Word Forms
- eggings
Usage Notes
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“I stand in relation to him something like that of a child to a parent,” Douglass wrote of the owlish man who had stood with him through mobbings and eggings.
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