Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The use or operation of a gigging-machine.
  • noun The use of the gig in fishing; the act or art of taking fish with the gig.

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  • verb Present participle of gig.

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Examples

  • Fish gigging is a fairly common practice in the Ozarks and one of my favorite things to do, but I have no idea if it's done anywhere else.

    Fish Gigging 2009

  • He's been touring a bit lately, which is clearly means he has a strong enough national audience to sustain gigging in other cities.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • He's been touring a bit lately, which is clearly means he has a strong enough national audience to sustain gigging in other cities.

    MiTunes: might as well tune out! 2008

  • There is a technique we have in wrestling which I am not a fan of called gigging or blading or coloring or juicing, which is where you intentionally cut your head.

    Rapture Ready! Daniel Radosh 2008

  • When I'm gigging, which is 6-12 times a month, I take what seems most appropriate -- be it for a solo thing, a jug band date or a historic music show.

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • When I'm gigging, which is 6-12 times a month, I take what seems most appropriate -- be it for a solo thing, a jug band date or a historic music show.

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • The next process is the "gigging" which raises the nap.

    Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson

  • The four victims appeared to have set up camp nearby and were on a "gigging" trip -- a centuries' old fishing technique that uses a tine-tipped spear to stab fish visible in clear water.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • "Writers, musicians, photographers and other creative types have been free-lancing, or 'gigging' for years," said Stephen Mullin, also a Senior Vice President and

    Business Wire Travel News 2010

  • An ABC World News piece looks at those of us in Chicago and elsewhere who are "gigging" our way to fulfilling careers by being our own bosses.

    The Windy Citizen Full Feed 2010

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