"egging" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛɡɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-egging.ogg Forms: eggings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} egging (countable and uncountable, plural eggings)
  1. The act of pelting with eggs. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-egging-en-noun-oohxq1v1
  2. The act of gathering the eggs of wild birds. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-egging-en-noun-3Y8hwhRK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 84 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 75 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 82 5

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛɡɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-egging.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} egging
  1. present participle and gerund of egg Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: egg
    Sense id: en-egging-en-verb-hp8FjOnY

Inflected forms

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