Whoring
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Whoring is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of whore.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of whore.
More Meanings
- Synonym of prostitution, having sex for money; (figurative) disgracing oneself for money; having promiscuous sex.
Example Sentences
Yet she increased her whorings, remembering the days of her youth, when she played the whore in the land of Egypt and lusted after her paramours
Scott... had told me at the Closerie des Lilas how he wrote what he thought were good stories, and which really were good stories for the Post, and then changed them for submission, knowing exactly how he must make the twists that made them into salable magazine stories. I had been shocked at this and I said I thought it was whoring. He said it was whoring but that he had to do it.
Word Forms
- whorings
Synonyms for whoring
Depending on context, synonyms include prostitution.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include harlot, prostitute, trollop, tart, cocotte, whoremongering.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.