lugging

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Canada, US/ˈlʌɡɪŋ/

noun

The process by which something is lugged from one place to another; a laborious carrying or dragging.

OriginMiddle English lugging →
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Meanings

lugging1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of lug

lugging2

nounlugging (plural luggings)

plural luggings

  1. The process by which something is lugged from one place to another; a laborious carrying or dragging.

Origin

lugging · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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lugging · noun

  1. Middle Englishlugging
  2. Englishlugging

From Middle English lugging, equivalent to lug + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lugging

plugginghuggingbuggingtuggingmuggingchuggingshruggingdrugging
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Cite this entry
APA

lugging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lugging

MLA

“lugging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lugging. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lugging,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lugging.

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