"pigging" meaning in English

See pigging in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɪɡɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pigging.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɪɡɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} pigging
  1. Damned (used as a mild intensive). Synonyms: blasted, blooming, confounded, damned
    Sense id: en-pigging-en-adj-Fw7DmrlD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪɡɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pigging.wav [Southern-England] Forms: piggings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɡɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} pigging (plural piggings)
  1. (engineering) The use of a pig (the device) to clean a pipeline. Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-pigging-en-noun-9Yohe6Wf Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪɡɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pigging.wav [Southern-England] Forms: piggings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɡɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} pigging (plural piggings)
  1. Alternative form of piggin Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: piggin
    Sense id: en-pigging-en-noun-n9jB4ipK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɪɡɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pigging.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɪɡɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pigging
  1. present participle and gerund of pig Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pig
    Sense id: en-pigging-en-verb-kCQy4pP8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 18 24 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pigging meaning in English (4.9kB)

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