troughing
present participle oftrough
trough
verb
informaluk/trɒf/us/trɑːf/troughverb(EAT)
[T]UK
toeatsomethingquicklyandeagerly,especiallyinlargeamounts:
She wassittingthere troughingchocolate.
Eating
- al desko
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- break breadidiom
- cram
- fall on/uponsomeone
- feast
- feast onsomething
- feeder
- feeding
- inhale
- mainline
- partake
- pick
- pick atsomething
- picnic
- pig
- shovel
- trough
troughverb(LOW LEVEL)
[I]
toreachalowlevel,price, etc. before going up again:
Theeconomytroughed sixmonthsago and is nowgrowingagain.
Becoming and making smaller or less
- abridgment
- attenuate
- attenuated
- attenuating
- attenuation
- boil
- damp
- falling
- falling-off
- foreshorten
- foreshortened
- go through the flooridiom
- rollback
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- rundown
- sag
- salami slicing
- shave
- telescope
- tumble
Examplesoftroughing
troughing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We have been told abouttroughingout, turning the corner and recovery on the way.
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This country has imposed employment costs and rigidity on a peaking andtroughingtype of business.
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However, "troughing" seems to be what we are involved in at present.
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A general area oftroughingis present at the 500- and 250-mb levels west of the jet.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Stock were watered by pools along the river and 29 wells most of which were equipped with mills andtroughing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Floor beams are supported transversally on top of the stringers, while themselves supporting a continuous pressed steeltroughingsystem surfaced with concrete.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The first pass with the laser, called lasertroughing, is accomplished with the short duration pulse.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Quickscat data had revealed that there was weaktroughingat the surface but no closed low level circulation center existed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The fixed bearer network infrastructure comprises transmission systems and telephone exchanges linked by a fibre optic and copper cable network that is located mainly within tracksidetroughingroutes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Audrey began to accelerate northward due totroughingin the upper-levels in the atmosphere.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When advertised in 1929 the property had 29 wells equipped with mills andtroughingand was subdivided into 21 paddocks fenced with over 874mi km of fencing.
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- bash-out
- bash something out
- bash-through
- bash through (something)
- basic
- basic allowance
- basically
- basic amenities
- basic-amenities
- basic approach
- basic architecture
- basic argument
- basic arithmetic
- basic assumption
- basic belief
- basic biology
- basic block
- amateur career
- amateur champion
- amateur championship
- amateur collector
- amateur competition
- amateur detective
- amateur draft
- amateur dramatics