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pegging away

pegging away is the present participle and gerund of peg away.

Meaning of peg away

Verb

peg away (third-person singular simple present pegs away, present participle pegging away, simple past and past participle pegged away)

  1. (informal) To keep working (at something).
    • ‘Art's the only thing I care for, I'm willing to give my whole life to it. It's only a question of sticking to it and pegging away.’1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 37, in Of Human Bondage
  2. (archaic, slang) To depart hastily; peg it; scram.

Questions about pegging away

What is pegging away the present participle and gerund of?
Pegging away is the present participle and gerund of peg away.

Words near pegging away in the dictionary

  1. pegger
  2. peggers
  3. Peggie
  4. peggies
  5. pegging
  6. pegging away
  7. pegging back
  8. pegging down
  9. pegging it
  10. pegging out
  11. pegging the needle

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