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broguing

broguing is the alternative spelling of brogueing.

broguing is the present participle and gerund of brogue.

Meaning of brogueing

Noun

brogueing (countable and uncountable, plural brogueings)

  1. A pattern of punch holes along the seams of a shoe, found in various styles of shoe, notably the brogue.

Meaning of brogue

Verb (1)

brogue (third-person singular simple present brogues, present participle broguing or brogueing, simple past and past participle brogued)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To speak with a brogue (accent).
  2. (intransitive) To walk.
  3. (transitive) To kick.
  4. (transitive) To punch a hole in, as with an awl.

Verb (2)

brogue (third-person singular simple present brogues, present participle broguing, simple past and past participle brogued)

  1. (dialectal) to fish for eels by disturbing the waters.

See all 9 meanings of brogue

Forms of broguing

pluralbroguings

Questions about broguing

What is broguing the alternative spelling of?
Broguing is the alternative spelling of brogueing.

Words near broguing in the dictionary

  1. brogueneer
  2. brogueneers
  3. broguery
  4. brogues
  5. broguey
  6. broguing
  7. broguings
  8. broguish
  9. broh
  10. broha
  11. broham

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Adapted from Wiktionary: broguing (page history and authors); brogueing (page history and authors); brogue (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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