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sogging

sogging is the present participle and gerund of sog.

Meaning of sog

Verb

sog (third-person singular simple present sogs, present participle sogging, simple past and past participle sogged)

  1. (transitive) To soak, steep or saturate.
    • Two red-coated sportsmen, while hunting close to our village the other day, got into a small but deep pond. They were said to have fallen into the “stank,” and got “zogged” through: for a small pond is a “stank,” and to be “zogged” is equivalent to being soaked.1983 [1898], J. Arthur Gibbs, “The Language of the Cotswolds, with Some Ancient Songs and Legends”, in A Cotswold Village, or Country Life and Pursuits in Gloucestershire, 3rd edition, London...
  2. (intransitive) To be soaked, steeped or saturated.

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Questions about sogging

What is sogging the present participle and gerund of?
Sogging is the present participle and gerund of sog.

Words near sogging in the dictionary

  1. soggify
  2. soggifying
  3. soggily
  4. sogginess
  5. sogginesses
  6. sogging
  7. soggy
  8. soggy biscuit
  9. Soghdian
  10. Soghdians
  11. SOGI

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