How to pronounce “earwigging”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• present participle and gerund of earwig
• [Noun]
• An attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk.
• (British, Ireland, colloquial, dated) A telling-off or reprimand.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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