Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pegging

/ˈpɛɡɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: peg-ging
IPA: /ˈpɛɡɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of fastening with a peg.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Pegs collectively.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The activity of artificial climbing on crags and in quarries outside the main mountain areas.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of anal penetration of a man by someone, usually a woman, wearing a strap-on dildo.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Determined perseverance in work; pegging away.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of peg

Example Sentences

"It is not a spoiler to say the evening does not go well, or as predicted. Think Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? with extra pegging."

Usage

Inflected Forms

peggings (plural)

Phrases

tent pegging

Rhymes With

begging egging legging

Questions

How do you pronounce pegging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛɡɪŋ/.
What does pegging mean?: The act of fastening with a peg.

How to pronounce pegging

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