- present participle of plug.
plugging
Example Sentences
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Bidders will be given extra credit for creating local jobs paying above the minimum wage, plugging local skills gaps by offering training and particularly by offering 45-day work experience placements for young people.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Europe’s arms industry is slowly plugging the output gap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The people plugging this shortfall are buyers of U.S. debt.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
One key skill for the coming bot invasion: plugging in cables.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
No number seems to solve the equation; plugging in –1, 3, –750, 235.23, or any other positive or negative number you could think of doesn’t yield the correct answer.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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