peach
noun
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
peaching
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present participleof peach.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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For many years "peaching" was underworld slang for denouncing someone to the authorities.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2016
Meanwhile convicted spies Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gordon Switz of East Orange, N. J. were "exempted from punishment" by the French Government in return for their voluble peaching on the other spies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most Saar police at once went Nazi, strove to keep their jobs by peaching on fellow policemen whom they claimed were non-Nazi.
From Time Magazine Archive
They went on with the good work of peaching on Kulaks.
From Time Magazine Archive
“In fact,” ended Julia, “our lives wouldn’t be worth living if it was known that we came peaching home.”
From The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel by John Strange Winter
