eking out

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Present participle of eke out
eking out a living
barely earning enough money to live on
eke out
To obtain with difficulty or effort

He eked out a living selling vegetables from the garden.

eke out
to supplement

The old man eked out his pension by selling vegetables from his garden.

eke out
supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"
eke out
make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter"
eke out
{f} achieve with difficulty; make by strenuous and risky means; make up for deficiency; live from day to day
eke out
live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty
eke out
obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives"
eke out
If you eke out something, you make your supply of it last as long as possible. Many workers can only eke out their redundancy money for about 10 weeks
eke out
live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty"
eking out

    Hyphenation

    ek·ing out

    Turkish pronunciation

    ikîng aut

    Pronunciation

    /ˈēkəɴɢ ˈout/ /ˈiːkɪŋ ˈaʊt/

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    ... We were maybe stealing dinosaur eggs, maybe just eking out an existence. ...
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