hagging
/ˈhæɡɪŋ/
hagging is the present participle and gerund of hag.
Meaning of hag
Verb (1)
hag (third-person singular simple present hags, present participle hagging, simple past and past participle hagged)
- To cut or erode (as) a hag (a hollow into moorland).
- hag […] is that part in mosses which is naturally or artificially cut, hollowed, hagged, or hacked; naturally by water runlets forming hollows, and artificially by, among other means, the cutting and removal of peat.1874, Notes and Queries, page 253
Verb (2)
hag (third-person singular simple present hags, present participle hagging, simple past and past participle hagged)
Questions about hagging
- What is hagging the present participle and gerund of?
- Hagging is the present participle and gerund of hag.
- How do you pronounce hagging?
- Hagging is pronounced /ˈhæɡɪŋ/.
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