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
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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
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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
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He's been touring a bit lately, which is clearly means he has a strong enough national audience to sustain gigging in other cities.
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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
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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
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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
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The next process is the "gigging" which raises the nap.
Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson
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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.
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"Writers, musicians, photographers and other creative types have been free-lancing, or 'gigging' for years," said Stephen Mullin, also a Senior Vice President and
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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.
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