Meaning

4 senses

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete)To dread, loathe or disgust.

  2. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete)To fear, be horrified; shudder with horror.

  3. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete)To vomit.

  4. (Northumbria, obsolete)To give a surfeit to.

Origin

From Middle English uggen, from Old Norse ugga (“to fear”), see above.

From Middle English uggen, from Old Norse ugga (“to fear”), see above.

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Forms

ugs, ugging, ugged, ugged
Base formug · to ug
3rd person singularugs
Present participleugging
Past simpleugged
Past participleugged

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyug
he, she, itugs

Past simpleLesson

all personsugged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ugged
he, she, ithas ugged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ug

Synonyms

6 synonyms
feel abhorrence:abhorC2
vomit:heave
loathesickenpray to the porcelain godthrow up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ubuntuudderudonufoughuglinessuglyA1

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