# goring

Pronunciation: US say "GOR-ing" /ˈɡoɹɪŋ/; UK say "GAW-ring" /ˈɡɔːɹɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of gore. — present participle and gerund of gore
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of gore. Use it after 'is', 'are' or 'was', or to name the action itself.
   - _Rangers found a buffalo goring a lion that had come too close to the calves._
   - _Keep your distance, because a cornered wild boar is quite capable of goring a hiker._

## Noun

2. The act of piercing someone with a horn, or the wound it leaves, usually from a bull in bullfighting.
   - Simple: An attack by an animal's horn, or the wound from it, most often from a bull in a bullfight.
   - _The matador survived a goring in the thigh and was back in the ring by summer._
   - _Organizers added padded barriers after two gorings at last year's rodeo._
3. In textiles, a piece of cloth cut diagonally so that it appears wider.
   - Simple: A piece of cloth cut on a slant so that it looks wider.
   - _The dressmaker set a narrow goring into each side of the bodice._
   - _Each goring was cut on the bias of the linen to make the panel look broader._

## Adjective

4. Of a sail, cut with a gradual slope so that it is broader at the clew than at the earing.
   - Simple: Of a sail, cut on a slope so it is wider at the bottom corner than at the top.
   - _The sailmaker marked out the canvas for a goring royal, broad at the clews and narrow at the head._
   - _The topgallant on the model ship is goring, tapering toward the yard above it._

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