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- Dictionarybogging/ˈbɒɡɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. filthy or disgusting: informal Scottish, Northern Irish "the last of her coffee tasted bogging"
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Bogging definition: filthy; covered in dirt and grime. See examples of BOGGING used in a sentence.
- Boggy
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- BOGGLE
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- Boggler
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- Boggart
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- Boggy
verb. bogged; bogging. transitive verb. : to cause to sink into or as if into a bog (see bog entry 1) : impede, mire usually used with down. a car that had gotten bogged down in the mud. easy to get bogged down in the details. intransitive verb. : to become impeded or stuck usually used with down. Extra demand can cause the system to bog down. bog.
1. To cause to sink in a bog: The bus got bogged down in the muddy road. 2. To hinder or slow: The project got bogged down in haggling about procedures. v.intr. To be hindered and slowed. [Irish Gaelic bogach, from bog, soft; see bheug- in Indo-European roots .] bog′gi·ness n. bog′gy adj.
Scottish informal filthy; covered in dirt and grime.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
to be/ become so involved in something difficult or complicated that you cannot do anything else: Let's not get bogged down with individual complaints. UK Try not to get too bogged down in the details. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Experiencing difficulties. be (caught) between a rock and a hard place idiom.
bog1 (bog, bôg), n., v., bogged, bog•ging. n. wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter. an area or stretch of such ground. v.t., v.i. to sink in or as if in a bog (often fol. by down): We were bogged down by overwork.
Jun 2, 2024 · bogging (comparative more bogging, superlative most bogging) (Scotland, vulgar, slang) Stinking; disgusting.