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  • verb Present participle of vegetate.

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Examples

  • It never dawned on Wolf that what he called vegetating might actually be a powerful way to refill his energy reservoir.

    The Power of Full Engagement Jim Loehr 2003

  • It never dawned on Wolf that what he called vegetating might actually be a powerful way to refill his energy reservoir.

    The Power of Full Engagement Jim Loehr 2003

  • It never dawned on Wolf that what he called vegetating might actually be a powerful way to refill his energy reservoir.

    The Power of Full Engagement Jim Loehr 2003

  • I feel like I'm riding a subway car — staring at a random point in space, vegetating, imagining I'm somewhere else.

    Return to Sender Mike Lynch 2011

  • For example, if someone says that you are just vegetating at home, say "Speaking of vegetables, do you know where I can find a good bargain on broccoli?"

    Archive 2009-01-01 2009

  • You should be at home placidly vegetating as a banker's clerk or -- or --

    Chapter 5 2010

  • So many fine challenges come to mind, but the South African freedom-fighter puzzle and his "chaste Lord Archer vegetating" anagram of "The Old Vicarage, Grantchester" stand out, along with the alphabetical jigsaws and his bank holiday specials.

    Letters: Araucaria's day 2011

  • For example, if someone says that you are just vegetating at home, say "Speaking of vegetables, do you know where I can find a good bargain on broccoli?"

    Homemaking Without Worry 2009

  • So, I spent much of the weekend vegetating, buying and playing Sims 3 (which I suspect will be fun to poke and prod at every so often, but if I play it too intently it starts feeling like work), and letting myself wallow in post-novel letdown for a couple of days.

    Life maintenance kirizal 2009

  • She's against discouraging kids from over-indulging in unhealthy foods and vegetating in front of the screen?

    Rob Shepardson: Does It Take a Village to Overcome Obesity? Rob Shepardson 2010

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