😏 A rude prank 🍵 Making tea 🍵 To brew tea

to teabagging

4.5

To dip a tea bag in hot water to make tea

verb
/ˈtiːˌbæɡɪŋ/

: remojar (la bolsita)

He prefers teabagging his cup several times to make the tea stronger.

Examples

She teabags her favorite green tea every morning.
I will teabag the tea for three minutes.
She spent a moment teabagging the mug to get the right strength before adding milk.
After teabagging the water, he removed the bag and added sugar.
She spent a moment teabagging the mug to get the right strength before adding milk.
He prefers teabagging his cup several times to make the tea stronger.
After teabagging the water, he removed the bag and added sugar.

Synonyms

to reinfuse

vsto teabagging

7.5

To steep tea leaves or herbs again to get more flavor

dips a bag repeatedly in hot water to brew to desired strength

Surface Forms

teabag infinitive

teabagged past

teabagged past participle

teabagging present participle

teabags third person singular

Morphology

teabagging = teabag (transparent) = tea + bag + ing

Formation is the verb 'teabag' (tea + bag) with the progressive/gerundial '-ing', yielding an action of steeping.

Etymology

To teabag (verb) is to dip a tea bag in hot water until the tea reaches the strength you want, which is why people say they are 'teabagging' a cup when they brew tea.