rogue
adjective
no longer obedient, belonging, or accepted and hence not controllable or answerable; renegade.
roguing
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present participleof rogue.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 Maciej, a former Aberdeen University student, an offer to go seed potato "roguing" turned out to be the right opportunity.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2012
Potato roguing brings together people from all over the world It is essential to be fit to become a roguer, though it is also important to know what to look for.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2012
The "roguing," as nursery-men call the destroying of varieties, which depart from their type, is a kind of selection.
From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Sir Francis Darwin
These roguing thieves serve the great pirate Valdes; And they hav seized Marina.
From Pericles by William Shakespeare
Sirrah, must I stand waiting your Leisure, while you are roguing here?
From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Montague Summers
