egging

/ˈɛɡɪŋ/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

all, innocent, naughty, young

VERB + EGGING

kept

EGGING + NOUN

friend, mary

PREP.

ADV.

always, once

Definitions

noun

The act of pelting with eggs.

“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.

The act of gathering the eggs of wild birds.

Plover egging was once a popular tradition.

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“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.

Wiktionary

Plover egging was once a popular tradition.

Wiktionary

He was egging an innocent young man on to join him in his crooked deal.

Tatoeba · #296833

Egging is a form of vandalism.

Tatoeba · #2984119

Tom really wanted to walk away from the confrontation, but the bystanders kept egging him on.

Tatoeba · #3890569

The naughty boys kept egging on their friend to pull the girl's hair.

Tatoeba · #5772110

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