gouge
noun
a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
is gouging
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present progressiveof gouge (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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I love it but the high cost of living here is gouging me.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2023
Fans don’t want to think their favorite artist is gouging.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2017
But those taking the course must pay a fee, and Karp warns that it would be counterproductive if the company is gouging shoplifters.
From Time ● Aug. 15, 2016
While one gentleman is gouging the other,—as cannot but be expected,—the Doctor will be at any rate in security, enjoying the smiles of beauty under his own fig-tree at Bowick.
From Dr. Wortle's School by Anthony Trollope
