Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drugging

/ˈdɹʌɡɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: drug-ging
IPA: /ˈdɹʌɡɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of drug

noun

The act of giving a dose of drugs (to a person or animal), especially illicitly and improperly.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The habit of using drugs; drug use.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"alleged druggings of horses"
"In a small handful of cases, courts have held that state horseracing authorities failed to establish that trainers were responsible for alleged druggings of horses while under their care[…]"
"She finally quit all that drinking and drugging that was ruining her life."

Usage

Inflected Forms

druggings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

drinking smoking

Synonyms

sedation

Rhymes With

hugging bugging plugging debugging tugging chugging mugging slugging shrugging lugging snugging

Questions

How do you pronounce drugging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹʌɡɪŋ/.
What does drugging mean?: present participle and gerund of drug

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