dogging
Noun pluraldoggings
Pluraldoggings
- 1Present participle of dog. Use this -ing form when the action is still going on.
Money troubles kept dogging the family for years.
Reporters were dogging the actor wherever he went.
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- 2The act of following or bothering someone again and again.
Like a fly that keeps buzzing around you no matter how often you wave it away.
The dogging of the new kid by bullies went on for weeks.
Constant dogging from fans made it hard for the singer to relax.
Similarhounding, harassment, pursuit
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- 3The practice of having sex in public places, like parks, on purpose where strangers might watch.
Dogging in the local park led to several complaints from neighbors.
The couple got into dogging after meeting others online.
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Showing meanings only.
dogging is a form of dog
dog, verb: To follow someone closely and not stop, or to keep causing someone trouble for a long time. Full entry
- Spelling
- dog → dogging: double the g, add -ing
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