plural gigs
: a job usually for a specified time
especially
: an entertainer's engagement see also gig economy, gig worker
gigged; gigging
: to work as a musician
gigged with various bands—
Downbeat
Downbeat1
: a pronged spear for catching fish
2
: an arrangement of hooks to be drawn through a school of fish in order to hook their bodies
gigged; gigging
: to fish with a gig
: a military demerit
Examples of gig in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebCady Lang, TIME, 7 June 2024
After the inaugural performance of their new song, Malone and Shelton had another surprise in store and did it again later in the night during a Spotify House gig at Shelton's Broadway bar Ole Red.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
For years, Jeremy Strong was a relatively anonymous, steadily gigging actor.
—David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
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Noun
His first departure from Chloé came after he was appointed artistic director at Chanel in 1982, his most high-profile gig to date and the position that would win him worldwide acclaim in the fashion world and beyond.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 7 June 2024
After the inaugural performance of their new song, Malone and Shelton had another surprise in store and did it again later in the night during a Spotify House gig at Shelton's Broadway bar Ole Red.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
Verb
In 2012, Cruz began occasionally gigging for the Warriors.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
For years, Jeremy Strong was a relatively anonymous, steadily gigging actor.
—David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gig. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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