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eking out

eking 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 eking out

What is eking out the present participle and gerund of?
Eking out is the present participle and gerund of eke out.

Words near eking out in the dictionary

  1. eki
  2. ekiben
  3. ekiden
  4. ekimmu
  5. eking
  6. eking out
  7. ekings
  8. Ekins
  9. Ekinses
  10. Ekiran
  11. Ekirch

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