Meaning of Goring | Babel Free
Definitions
- The act by which something is gored; a wound inflicted by a horn, usually the horn of a bull in the context of bullfighting
- A village in Goring-on-Thames parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England, on the River Thames (OS grid ref SU6080).
- A piece of cloth cut diagonally to increase its apparent width.
- A ward in Worthing borough, West Sussex, England, short for Goring-by-Sea (OS grid ref TQ1102)
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Equivalents
Examples
“The only thing that might make me play is if you get bonus points for either broken pelvises or fatal rodeo-clown gorings.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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