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jagging

jagging is the present participle and gerund of jag.

Meaning of jag

Verb

jag (third-person singular simple present jags, present participle jagging, simple past and past participle jagged)

  1. To cut unevenly.
    • On the Friday […] we had been playing tennis and in some way Geoffrey jagged a finger nail so that it kept catching in his things whenever he touched it.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
  2. (Northern England, Pennsylvania, Scotland, Western) To pierce with a sharp object.
  3. (Pennsylvania, Western) To tease.

See all 15 meanings of jag

Phrases with jagging

Questions about jagging

What is jagging the present participle and gerund of?
Jagging is the present participle and gerund of jag.

Words near jagging in the dictionary

  1. jaggier
  2. jaggies
  3. jaggiest
  4. jaggily
  5. jagginess
  6. jagging
  7. jagging iron
  8. jagging irons
  9. jagging off
  10. jagging wheel
  11. jagging wheels

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