Definition of "eking" []

• The act or process of adding. (noun)
• That which is added. (noun)
• A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another. (noun)
• Present participle of eke. (verb)

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• "Washington turned the ball over three times in eking out a 20-17 victory, on a late field goal by Chip Lohmiller."
• "Not just to keep it safe against grievous global impingements, especially from America, but also make it work for the millions of the ordinary working class Malaysians depending desperately on him to accomplish a decent job so that the idea of eking a living can still be honest and bearable."
• "After spending the last seven seasons with Kansas City, Wiegmann signed on with the Broncos with the idea of eking out another year in the league as"