verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of bird-dog form-of, gerund, participle, present
2. 2
   Following candidates and asking pointed questions at each stop. intransitive, slang

   "Among his tasks in the lead up to 2000 was "bird-dogging", following candidates and asking pointed questions at each stop."

Example

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"Among his tasks in the lead up to 2000 was "bird-dogging", following candidates and asking pointed questions at each stop."

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