Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of plague
nounplaguing (plural plaguings)
plural plaguings
- annoyance; harassment
Every man, Mexican and child on the ranch was the devoted courtier of Miss Jean, for she was a lovable woman; and in spite of her isolated life and the constant plaguings of her brother on being a spinster, she fitted neatly into our pastoral life.
2017, Andy Adams, The Log of the Cowboy and Other Trail Tales
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plaguing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plaguing
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“plaguing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plaguing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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