# egging

Pronunciation: say "EG-ing" /ˈɛɡɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of pelting a person, building, or vehicle with eggs, usually as an insult or prank.
   - Simple: The act of throwing eggs at a person or building, often as a prank or insult.
   - _Police investigated the egging of several cars on Halloween night._
   - _The candidate endured a public egging from protesters outside the hall._
3. The gathering of eggs laid by wild birds, typically by taking them from the birds' nests.
   - Simple: The act of collecting eggs from the nests of wild birds.
   - _Seabird egging was banned on the island once the gull colonies began to shrink._
   - _Coastal communities relied on egging to supplement their diet each spring._

## Verb

2. Present participle of egg. — present participle and gerund of egg
   - Simple: Present participle of egg. Use this form when the action is happening now.
   - _Some teenagers were egging passing cars from the overpass._
   - _His friends were egging him on long after he wanted to stop._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/egging (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).