earwig
noun
any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
is earwigging
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present progressiveof earwig (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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See! he is earwigging Onopa, and the old fool listens to him like a child.
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Mayne Reid
