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Raregoring
The correct spelling is goring.
How to pronounce goring
verb
Say it like: Gor-ing
The correct spelling is goring. (of an animal) To pierce with the horn. For example: "The bull gored the matador."
Usage Examples
“The bull gored the matador.”
“to gore an apron”
Meanings
verb
- 1.(of an animal) To pierce with the horn.
- 2.To pierce with anything pointed, such as a spear.
- 3.To cut in a triangular form.
- 4.To provide with a gore.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is gored; a wound inflicted by a horn, usually the horn of a bull in the context of bullfighting
- 2.A piece of cloth cut diagonally to increase its apparent width.
adjective
- 1.Cut gradually sloping, so as to be broader at the clew than at the earing of a sail.
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