drugging

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹʌɡɪŋ/

Verb

drugging

1. present participle and gerund of drug

Noun

drugging (countable and uncountable, plural druggings)

1. The act of giving a dose of drugs (to a person or animal), especially illicitly and improperly.

   alleged druggings of horses

   • 1998, American Law Reports: Annotations and cases, volume 59, page 253:

     In a small handful of cases, courts have held that state horseracing authorities failed to establish that trainers were responsible for alleged druggings of horses while under their care […]

2. (informal) The habit of using drugs; drug use.

   Coordinate terms: drinking, smoking

   She finally quit all that drinking and drugging that was ruining her life.

Anagrams

• grudging