Egging
/ˈɛɡɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of pelting with eggs. countable, uncountable
"“I stand in relation to him something like that of a child to a parent,” Douglass wrote of the owlish man who had stood with him through mobbings and eggings."
- 2 The act of gathering the eggs of wild birds. countable, uncountable
"Plover egging was once a popular tradition."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of egg form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"He was egging an innocent young man on to join him in his crooked deal."