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Gorging vs Goring - What's the difference?

gorging | goring |

As a verb gorging

is .

As a noun gorging

is the act of one who gorges, or eats to satiety.

As a proper noun goring is

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gorging

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who gorges, or eats to satiety.
  • * 1847 , George Frederick Augustus Ruxton, Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains (page 267)
    • The powers of the Canadian voyageurs and hunters in the consumption of meat strike the greenhorn with wonder and astonishment; and are only equalled by the gastronomical capabilities exhibited by Indian dogs, both following the same plan in their epicurean gorgings .

    goring

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is gored.
  • * 2004 , Mark St. Amant, Committed: Confessions of a Fantasy Football Junkie (page 15)
    • The only thing that might make me play is if you get bonus points for either broken pelvises or fatal rodeo-clown gorings .

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