barging
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Canada/ˈbɑɹd͡ʒɪŋ/
barging is the present participle and gerund of barge.
Meaning of barge
Verb
barge (third-person singular simple present barges, present participle barging, simple past and past participle barged)
- To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.
- I mean I couldn't sit there on that desk for the rest of my life, and besides, I was afraid my parents might barge in on me all of a sudden and I wanted to at least say hello to her before they did.1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC, page 209
- To push someone.
- The home side were professionally going about their business and were denied a spot-kick when Dunne clumsily barged Nani off the ball.2011 February 1, Mandeep Sanghera, “Man Utd 3 - 1 Aston Villa”, in BBC
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Questions about barging
- What is barging the present participle and gerund of?
- Barging is the present participle and gerund of barge.
- How do you pronounce barging?
- Barging is pronounced /ˈbɑɹd͡ʒɪŋ/ (Canada).
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