whoring

whore

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hawr, hohr or, often, hoo r]
- /hɔr, hoʊr or, often, hʊər/
- /ˈhɔːr.ɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawr, hohr or, often, hoo r]
- /hɔr, hoʊr or, often, hʊər/

Definitions of whoring word

noun whoring a person who engages in promiscuous sex for money; prostitute. 1
noun whoring Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is sexually promiscuous. 1
noun whoring a person who sacrifices personal principles or uses someone or something in a base or unworthy manner, usually for money: a greedy publicity whore. 1
verb without object whoring to act as a whore. 1
verb without object whoring to consort with whores. 1
verb without object whoring to seek after something that is base or unworthy: those who practice idolatry and whore after other gods. 1

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Origin of whoring

First appearance:

before 1100

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1100; Middle English, Old English hōre; cognate with German Hure, Old Norse hōra; akin to Gothic hors harlot, Latin cārus dear

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Parts of speech for Whoring

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exclamation

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whoring popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for whoring

noun whoring

whoredom — the activity or state of whoring.
adultery — If a married person commits adultery, they have sex with someone that they are not married to.
fornication — voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other.
harlotry — prostitution.
hooking — Present participle of hook.

All 6 Synonyms of whoring