Used in a Sentence

pigging

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pigging.

Editorial note

Guinea pigging a hormone only expressed during development runs a very serious risk of giving yourself cancer.

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Quick take

Damned (used as a mild intensive).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pigging gathered in one view.

adjective

Damned (used as a mild intensive).

noun

(engineering) The use of a pig (the device) to clean a pipeline.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pigging.

adjective

Damned (used as a mild intensive).

noun

(engineering) The use of a pig (the device) to clean a pipeline.

Example sentences

1

Guinea pigging a hormone only expressed during development runs a very serious risk of giving yourself cancer.

2

It's never mentioned and another scientist developed a pigging method which instantly obsoleted the ferret.

3

The reason ocaml doesn't get more interest pigging backing off of haskell is that there is no reason to use ocaml over haskell.

4

But you never stop pigging out, and you never start working out.

5

It's in theme park's best interest to close that hole and cut off the revenue stream of somebody pigging back on their theme park.

6

That, instead of pigging backing on other posts to get visibility.

7

But you still have to eat, so for me I am always one meal away from losing it and pigging out.

8

Eventually I felt like I was guinea-pigging caffeine too, and it's old as the hills.

9

Just remember to retract the probes delivering samples to external analyzers -before- pigging the line, or you may do 10's of thousands of dollars in damage.

10

I tried to make it feel as close to the real thing as possible — plant upsets, pigging events, the whole deal.

11

Even for pigging and other procedures (blow downs, etc.), we capture the natural gas.

12

The pigging method uses compressed air to generate a much higher force so a very tight seal can be made to ensure a clean scrub of the walls.

Quote examples

1

Your "trust" is lipstick-pigging the inherent scamminess of free enterprise as it exists in our society.

2

My partner and I have been watching the Saw movies, and we use the term "pigging" to mean "abducting" (as abductors wear pig masks in the series).

3

If someone is happy doing the bare minimum necessary to spend the rest of his/her time stuffing his/her face with junk food and pigging-out on reality TV, then who are you to call that time " wasted "?

4

"Don't you just want to eat the whole tub of ice cream" -- "no, totally", is a reasonable response because you're resisting the negative connotation of pigging out.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pigging in a sentence?

Guinea pigging a hormone only expressed during development runs a very serious risk of giving yourself cancer.

What does pigging mean?

Damned (used as a mild intensive).

What part of speech is pigging?

pigging is commonly used as adjective, noun.