prong
noun
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
pronging
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present participleof prong.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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Indeed, the fact that we still use these ancient implements for pronging and slicing made me realise how little things change.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2012
While he was speaking he was pronging away with his spear down the companion-hatch, and the growling grew louder and fiercer.
From Peter the Whaler by Henry Austin
No sir, no,' he continued, pronging another onion; 'I have some regard for the hinterest o' my master.
From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Robert Smith Surtees
I'm sitting peacefully in my room at the hotel in Chicago, pronging a few cents' worth of scrambled eggs and reading the morning paper, when the telephone rings.
From The Adventures of Sally by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
This last Remark was intended for an inoffensive Person who had slipped in to get a Rhine Wine and Seltzer, and was pronging about Forty Cents' Worth of Lunch.
From More Fables by George Ade
