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ekeing out

ekeing out is the present participle and gerund of eke out.

Meaning of eke out

Verb

eke out (third-person singular simple present ekes out, present participle eking out, simple past and past participle eked out)

  1. (transitive) To supplement.
    • The old man eked out his pension by selling vegetables from his garden.
  2. (transitive) To obtain with difficulty or effort.
    • Near-synonym: squeeze out
    Synonyms:
    squeeze out

Questions about ekeing out

What is ekeing out the present participle and gerund of?
Ekeing out is the present participle and gerund of eke out.

Words near ekeing out in the dictionary

  1. eked
  2. eked out
  3. ekedst
  4. Ekegusii
  5. ekeing
  6. ekeing out
  7. ekeings
  8. ekekek
  9. ekekheiria
  10. Ekelondaa
  11. eker

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