Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hogging

/hˈɔɡɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: hog-ging
IPA: /hˈɔɡɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hog

noun

The targeting by men of overweight or obese women for sexual encounters, not due to sexual attraction but for amusement, or to take advantage of low self-esteem.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

Taking up too much of something so others cannot use it.

Uncountable

noun

Making a rough cut to quickly remove material

Uncountable

adj

Drooping at the ends; arching; in distinction from sagging.

adj

relating to hogging

Example Sentences

"The child was hogging the arcade game."
"For a cantilevered beam, the steel reinforcement should be placed at the top to carry the hogging moment along the upper face."
"hogging pass, hogging cutter"

Usage

Phrases

seat hogging hogging frame

Rhymes With

logging blogging dogging bogging

Questions

How do you pronounce hogging?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɔɡɪŋ/.
What does hogging mean?: present participle and gerund of hog

How to pronounce hogging

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