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whoring

whoring is the present participle and gerund of whore.

Meaning of whore

Verb

whore (third-person singular simple present whores, present participle whoring, simple past and past participle whored)

  1. (derogatory, intransitive, vulgar) To prostitute oneself.
    • In the morn he laughingly said we could go out whoring together & make some extra cash.1973 January 6, Lou Sullivan, Diary
    Synonyms:
    sell one's body
  2. (derogatory, intransitive, vulgar) To engage the services of a prostitute.
  3. (derogatory, transitive, vulgar) To pimp; to pander.
    Synonyms:
    pander
  4. (derogatory, transitive, vulgar) To promote shamelessly.
    • Did you see him on that chat show, whoring his new book?
    Synonyms:
    tout, pimp
  5. (derogatory, intransitive, vulgar) To pursue false gods.
  6. (derogatory, intransitive, vulgar) To pursue false goals.
    • As for those whose hearts go a whoring after the world, and who set their affections on the things of the earth, they cannot love his appearing1856, Matthew Henry, An exposition of the Old and New Testament, volume 2, page 42

See all 12 meanings of whore

Noun

whoring (countable and uncountable, plural whorings)

  1. Synonym of prostitution, having sex for money; (figurative) disgracing oneself for money; having promiscuous sex.
    • Scott... had told me at the Closerie des Lilas how he wrote what he thought were good stories, and which really were good stories for the Post, and then changed them for submission, knowing exactly how he must make the twists that made them into salable magazine stories. I had been shocked at this...1964, Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 151
    • Yet she increased her whorings, remembering the days of her youth, when she played the whore in the land of Egypt and lusted after her paramours1989, New Revised Standard Version, Book of Ezekiel, 23:19–20
    Synonyms:
    prostitution, having sex for money

Synonyms of whoring

Forms of whoring

pluralwhorings

Words formed from whoring

Phrases with whoring

Questions about whoring

What does whoring mean?
Whoring means synonym of prostitution, having sex for money; (figurative) disgracing oneself for money; having promiscuous sex.
What is whoring the present participle and gerund of?
Whoring is the present participle and gerund of whore.
What part of speech is whoring?
Whoring is a noun.
What is the plural of whoring?
The plural of whoring is whorings.

Words near whoring in the dictionary

  1. whorier
  2. whoriest
  3. whorification
  4. whorify
  5. whorin'
  6. whoring
  7. whoring after
  8. whoring around
  9. whoring out
  10. whoring up
  11. whorings

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