Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The method or practice of hunting game with dogs: as, the dogging of deer.

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  • noun Gerund of dog.
  • verb Present participle of dog.

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  • adjective relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit

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Examples

  • The term dogging has a number of suggested origins, but it probably refers to the "walking the dog" excuse proffered to spouses for an evening's absence.

    Dogging Craze Has Brits in Heat 2004

  • What is troublesome is the difficulty one has in dogging one's own spiritual pursuits in the random cacophony.

    Leap Year -- Day John 2008

  • Legally, the issue of dogging is a grey area - "doggers" are committing no offence unless they are witnessed by a member of the public who can be defined as "outraged" in the eyes of the law.

    Boing Boing: September 14, 2003 - September 20, 2003 Archives 2003

  • The crew spotted the men engaged in illegal 'dogging' - outdoor sexual activity with strangers - on parkland known as the Downs in Bristol late one night.

    Fined and demoted for what??? GayandRight 2007

  • The crew spotted the men engaged in illegal 'dogging' - outdoor sexual activity with strangers - on parkland known as the Downs in Bristol late one night.

    Archive 2007-10-01 GayandRight 2007

  • The conifers were felled on the 12 hectare site after it became a hotspot for 'dogging' - where people have sex with strangers while being watched.

    p2pnet news Jon 2010

  • Unhappily for many people here, it is also famous for being featured on lists of good places to go "dogging" - that is, to have sex in public, sometimes with partners you have just met online, so that others can watch.

    NYT > Home Page By SARAH LYALL 2010

  • The delicate Hilary, in cooler blood, would have revolted at the notion of dogging people's footsteps.

    Fraternity John Galsworthy 1900

  • The delicate Hilary, in cooler blood, would have revolted at the notion of dogging people's footsteps.

    Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900

  • That success is in the eye of the unsuccessful would seem to be the great unspoken dilemma dogging critics asked to consider the work of the rich and famous author and inspirational speaker Malcolm Gladwell.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Maureen Tkacik, The Nation 2009

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