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degorging

degorging is the present participle and gerund of degorge.

Meaning of degorge

Verb

degorge (third-person singular simple present degorges, present participle degorging, simple past and past participle degorged)

  1. (transitive) To draw out moisture from (vegetables) prior to cooking, by sprinkling salt or soaking in salty water.

Questions about degorging

What is degorging the present participle and gerund of?
Degorging is the present participle and gerund of degorge.

Words near degorging in the dictionary

  1. degombling
  2. degor
  3. degorge
  4. degorged
  5. degorges
  6. degorging
  7. Degos
  8. Degos disease
  9. DeGrace
  10. DeGraces
  11. degradabilities

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Adapted from Wiktionary: degorging (page history and authors); degorge (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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