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plaguing

SayPLAYG-ing/ˈpleɪɡɪŋ/

Noun pluralplaguings

2 meanings of plaguing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of plague. Use it for trouble or bother that is going on.

    Mosquitoes were plaguing the campers all week.

    Stop plaguing your sister with questions.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of bothering or annoying someone again and again.

    The kids' plaguing made the new teacher want to quit.

    He was tired of his friends' plaguings about his old car.

    Similarharassment, pestering, badgering, teasing, hounding

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plaguing is a form of plague

plague, verb: To make people or a place suffer from a disease or another disaster. Full entry

Forms
plagueplagues he/she/itplaguing -ing formplagued past tense, past participle
Spelling
plague → plaguing: drop the e, add -ing

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