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earplugging

earplugging is the present participle and gerund of earplug.

Meaning of earplug

Verb

earplug (third-person singular simple present earplugs, present participle earplugging, simple past and past participle earplugged)

  1. (transitive) To fit with earplugs.
    • In this same strain of mouse, earplugging from 17-22 days postpartum is effective in inducing susceptibility to audiogenic seizures...1975, International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Developmental Psychobiology, Volume 8

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Questions about earplugging

What is earplugging the present participle and gerund of?
Earplugging is the present participle and gerund of earplug.

Words near earplugging in the dictionary

  1. earpiece
  2. earpieced
  3. earpieces
  4. earplug
  5. earplugged
  6. earplugging
  7. earplugs
  8. earpod
  9. earpods
  10. earprick
  11. earpricks

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