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splurging

splurging is the present participle and gerund of splurge.

Meaning of splurge

Verb

splurge (third-person singular simple present splurges, present participle splurging, simple past and past participle splurged)

  1. (ambitransitive, informal) To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush.
    • The tomato sauce was splurged all over the chips.
  2. (ambitransitive, informal) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money.
    • They decided to splurge on the biggest banana split for dessert.
    Synonyms:
    splash out
  3. (informal, intransitive) To produce an extravagant or ostentatious display.

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Words that rhyme with splurging

Questions about splurging

What is splurging the present participle and gerund of?
Splurging is the present participle and gerund of splurge.

Words near splurging in the dictionary

  1. splurger
  2. splurgers
  3. splurges
  4. splurgier
  5. splurgiest
  6. splurging
  7. splurgy
  8. splurt
  9. splurted
  10. splurting
  11. splurts

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