pegging out

verb

present participle of peg out, chiefly British
as in dying
to stop living when her pet pig pegged out she grieved for weeks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pegging out
  1. dying
  2. checking out
  3. falling
  4. passing away
  5. stepping out
  6. kicking in
  7. kicking off
  8. perishing
Verb
  • Inspectors also observed a dying adult cockroach on the floor nearby, two live adult cockroaches on a glue stick in a storage room, and a dead adult cockroach near the employee restroom entrance.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The police do not record victims by race, but in a majority Black country with violence clustered in the townships, the map tells you who is dying.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of dying
Verb
  • All the deals over at Dell are worth checking out right now, but especially the Alienware 16 Aurora laptop.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
  • I'mPhaedra Trethan, checking out my colleague Trevor Hughes' Mad Max-Dune-steampunk visions from Burning Man.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of checking out
Verb
  • People have moved so aggressively along the learning curve that those challenges are falling by the wayside.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Paired with an all-leather ensemble, pants and pointed-toe pumps included, the hair screamed ’80s rom-com star, the curls falling toward her face in a single swift motion.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of falling
Verb
  • For her part, Lily Renée continued drawing comics for many years after Rio’s retirement and was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2007 before passing away in New York in 2022, at the age of 101.
    — Gaby Iori October 7, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Her sister had been through cervical cancer and two bouts of breast cancer before passing away from the disease.
    — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026
Definition of passing away
Verb
  • There’s something very nice about stepping out on a terrace right in the heart of bustling Vancouver to feel the crisp Pacific Northwest air.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But the real risk shows up when leaders let professionals get too comfortable stepping out of the loop instead of staying engaged in the judgment and review the work still requires.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of stepping out
Verb
  • As of today, with that $7 million ticking fee to WBD shareholders kicking in October 1 and Ellison’s leaked threat to pull up HQ stakes outta the Golden State still stinging, the deal still sits in legal limbo.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Prime under the eyes with a tightening gel Film-forming gels can visibly smooth and tighten skin for a few hours, with results kicking in after about five minutes.
    — Polly Blitzer, Allure, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of kicking in
Verb
  • After overwhelming demand for tickets, Duff announced new dates through November 2027, kicking off in Madrid in May 2027 and wrapping in Anaheim, California, next November.
    — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The Chiefs defeated the 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV, kicking off Kansas City’s dynasty.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of kicking off
Verb
  • This summer has been a deadly one in Europe, with over 10,000 people perishing in the extreme heat over just a few weeks.
    — Morgan Simon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Julie Chen Moonves shares her thoughts on that wild Big Brother premiere, including Rachel Reilly perishing in a volcano.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of perishing
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“Pegging out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pegging%20out. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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