plugging 1 of 2

noun

Definition of pluggingnext
as in filling

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plugging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of plug
1
as in packing
to close up so that no empty spaces remain plugged the hole in the wall with putty

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2
as in laboring
to devote serious and sustained effort plugged away at solving the math problem

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3
as in promoting
to provide publicity for the actress is giving lots of interviews to plug her latest movie

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4
as in shooting
to strike with a missile from a gun the drug lord plugged the stool pigeon as a lesson for any others who were tempted to talk

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plugging
  1. filling
  2. laboring
  3. promoting
  4. shooting
  5. closing
  6. struggling
  7. selling
  8. repair
Noun
  • Easy Cheesecake Crust Similar to a pie crust, crush up leftover cookies and add butter, but press the mixture into a springform pan instead, and add cheesecake filling.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Optimization for cost and convenience has made the average tortilla more redolent of cardboard than corn, designed not for flavor but to encase delicious fillings.
    Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of filling
Verb
  • New York police on Monday were trying to determine why someone set a woman ablaze board a train in Brooklyn in a fatal attack drawing outrage from city and state leaders who have been laboring to make the trains safer.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier this year the agency adopted new heat protections that apply to indoor workers, expanding safety measures for more than a million workers laboring in warehouses, kitchens, laundry rooms and other hot indoor settings.
    Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of laboring
Verb
  • Suited for mature skin of any type, the cream boosts the radiance of dull skin while minimizing the appearance of pores and promoting a softer, smoother texture.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Many commentators contrasted Lively’s light touch when promoting the film to Baldoni’s serious approach, who spent much of the press tour uplifting the voices of domestic violence survivors.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of promoting
Verb
  • Mangione, 26, is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan on December 4.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This outburst ejects powerful jets, seen as filaments shooting out from the binary system, forming loops and trails as the plasma emerges in streamers.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of shooting
Noun
  • The day after the closing was announced something miraculous happened.
    Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films presents The Count Of Monte Cristo, a new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure novel that debuted at Cannes as the closing night film to a 12-minute ovation and sits at 97% with RT critics.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of closing
Verb
  • Ukraine's army has been struggling to slow Russia's advance in the east.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Colin Farrell plays the Penguin, whose real name is Oz Cobb, and who is struggling to rise to power in the fictional city's criminal underworld.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of struggling
Verb
  • On a recent morning, around 100 citizens lined up in front of a government truck in Dhaka that was selling oil, rice and vegetables at subsidized rates.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Chalk through your feeds with ads from people and brands selling their goods.
    Erik Logan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of selling
Noun
  • This simple mechanism makes repairs faster and smoother.
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Many millennials, for example, hoped to buy affordable starter homes but paid top dollar for houses in need of lots of repairs and updates.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of repair
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