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frogging

Syllables: frog·gingUK/ˈfɹɒ.ɡɪŋ/US/ˈfɹɑ.ɡɪŋ/

frogging noun: a set of decorative looped fastener on a garment, especially on a military uniform. Also the present participle and gerund of frog.

Noun

frogging (countable and uncountable, plural froggings)

  1. A set of decorative looped fastener on a garment, especially on a military uniform.
  2. (crochet) The act of intentionally unravelling part of a work.
    • I’ve been known to rip out finished and blocked shawls because something was not exactly right. That’s why I make all of my samples: frogging is an important part of my design process.2016 December 27, Jenn, quoting Susanna IC, “Designer Q&A: Susanna IC”, in Interweave, archived from the original on 17 Nov 2023

Also used as

frogging is also the present participle and gerund of frog.

Forms of frogging

pluralfroggings

Words that rhyme with frogging

Questions about frogging

What does frogging mean?
Frogging means a set of decorative looped fastener on a garment, especially on a military uniform.
What part of speech is frogging?
Frogging is a noun.
How do you pronounce frogging?
Frogging is pronounced /ˈfɹɒ.ɡɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of frogging?
The plural of frogging is froggings.

Words near frogging in the dictionary

  1. froggier
  2. froggies
  3. froggiest
  4. froggily
  5. frogginess
  6. frogging
  7. froggings
  8. froggish
  9. froggishly
  10. froggishness
  11. froggo

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