What part of speech is plugging?

Plugging can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. plugging is a verb, gerund of plug (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does plugging mean?

Definitions

Verb

plug - fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
plug - make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
plug - insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle"
plug - insert a plug into; "plug the wall"
plug - persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem"
plug - deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach"

Noun

plugging - The act of stopping with a plug.
plugging - The material of which a plug or stopper is made.
plugging - An arrangement of plugs.

Examples of plugging

#   Sentence  
1. verb Thanks to modern technology, loading music on your device is nearly as simple as plugging it into your computer.
2. verb Have you tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?
3. verb We kept plugging away.
4. verb Tom kept plugging away.
5. verb We had been trained with the notion that as long as you had plenty of options left, don’t give up, just keep on plugging.
6. verb We just have to keep plugging away.
7. verb You've got to keep plugging away.
8. verb Plug the hole.
9. verb Plug the wall.
10. verb Students must plug away at this problem.
11. verb Did you know that if you plug a pickle into an electrical outlet, it glows and makes buzzing noises?
12. verb Where did you plug them?
13. verb We must find something to plug up this hole.
14. verb Plug this in.
15. verb Plug up that leak!
Sentence  
verb
Thanks to modern technology, loading music on your device is nearly as simple as plugging it into your computer.
Have you tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?
We kept plugging away.
Tom kept plugging away.
We had been trained with the notion that as long as you had plenty of options left, don’t give up, just keep on plugging.
We just have to keep plugging away.
You've got to keep plugging away.
Plug the hole.
Plug the wall.
Students must plug away at this problem.
Did you know that if you plug a pickle into an electrical outlet, it glows and makes buzzing noises?
Where did you plug them?
We must find something to plug up this hole.
Plug this in.
Plug up that leak!

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