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pigging out

pigging out is the present participle and gerund of pig out.

Meaning of pig out

Verb

pig out (third-person singular simple present pigs out, present participle pigging out, simple past and past participle pigged out)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To eat voraciously or ravenously; to gorge oneself.
    • They watched the game and pigged out on chips and pizza.
    Synonyms:
    stuff oneself, stuff one's face

Questions about pigging out

What is pigging out the present participle and gerund of?
Pigging out is the present participle and gerund of pig out.

Words near pigging out in the dictionary

  1. piggin bottoms
  2. pigginess
  3. pigging
  4. pigging it
  5. pigging off
  6. pigging out
  7. piggings
  8. piggins
  9. piggish
  10. piggishly
  11. piggishness

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