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drugging

SayDRUG-ing/ˈdɹʌɡɪŋ/

Noun pluraldruggings

3 meanings of drugging

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of drug. Use this -ing form for the action as it happens or to name the act itself.

    The nurse was drugging her patients to keep them quiet.

    Drugging the horses before a race is against the rules.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of giving someone or an animal a dose of drugs, often in a secret or harmful way.

    The drugging of the racehorse was discovered during a routine test.

    She was charged after the drugging of several hotel guests.

    Similardoping

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  3. 3
    nouncolloquialuncountable
    The habit of using drugs over and over.

    His drugging got worse after he lost his job.

    Her family worried about her constant drugging.

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drugging is a form of drug

drug, verb: To secretly give someone a drug, or put one in their food or drink, to make them sleepy. Full entry

Forms
drugdrugs he/she/itdrugging -ing formdrugged past tense, past participle
Spelling
drug → drugging: double the g, add -ing

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