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 WebScott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
That same day, Snoop appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to share his excitement for his upcoming coaching gig.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the rapper teased his busy year ahead, which includes an upcoming debut gig as a coach on The Voice this fall and a returning slot as an NBC correspondent at the 2024 Olympics in Paris this summer.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
Snoop Dogg is diversifying his already sprawling media footprint with yet another high-profile TV gig.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 May 2024
Since Bridgerton, the actress has appeared on The Witcher; reprised Lady Agatha in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story; and landed a gig on the upcoming miniseries The Red King.
—James Mercadante and Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 11 May 2024
Look for Smith-Wade to compete for the primary backup job at nickel and one of the depth outside gigs at corner this summer.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
New York City and Seattle are the first two cities in the U.S. to pass a minimum wage law for food gig delivery workers.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Even now, Albini was still consistently taking up production gigs for a flat fee, refusing royalty payments in a show of support with his indie artists.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 May 2024
David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
And since that last Genesis gig nearly two years ago, Collins has rarely been seen in public.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
Weezer gigged regularly over the next few months — at Club Lingerie, at the Coconut Teaszer, at the Central (now known as the Viper Room) — to more or less the same five people.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
The group has not toured widely since 2019, with Ann and Nancy Wilson instead working on solo projects and gigging with their respective side bands.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 Jan. 2024
Despite his illness, Mr. Fiddler gigged regularly in Detroit until last year, with up-and-coming groups like Will Sessions, Duality/Detroit and Dames Brown (a female vocal trio whose debut album, for which Mr. Fiddler was executive producer, will be released in 2024).
—Mike Rubin, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2023
This is a huge career step for a 23 year-old who has been gigging as a professional musician since his mid-teens.
—Jordan A. Rothacker, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
Over the next few years, the group gigged regularly, often playing Motown covers, and cycled through a few names before eventually settling on Kool and the Gang and setting out to write their own material.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
Bynum points out that while Boston’s music schools have rosters of jazz stars who come to the city to teach and then leave, Lowe has been a constant presence, playing in clubs, creating with his artist daughter Naima, and even gigging at the Milton Farmers’ Market.
—Noah Schaffer, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023
Noun
His first full-time luxury gig was at the famed Four Seasons George V in Paris.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
That same day, Snoop appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to share his excitement for his upcoming coaching gig.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the rapper teased his busy year ahead, which includes an upcoming debut gig as a coach on The Voice this fall and a returning slot as an NBC correspondent at the 2024 Olympics in Paris this summer.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
Snoop Dogg is diversifying his already sprawling media footprint with yet another high-profile TV gig.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 May 2024
Since Bridgerton, the actress has appeared on The Witcher; reprised Lady Agatha in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story; and landed a gig on the upcoming miniseries The Red King.
—James Mercadante and Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 11 May 2024
Look for Smith-Wade to compete for the primary backup job at nickel and one of the depth outside gigs at corner this summer.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
New York City and Seattle are the first two cities in the U.S. to pass a minimum wage law for food gig delivery workers.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Even now, Albini was still consistently taking up production gigs for a flat fee, refusing royalty payments in a show of support with his indie artists.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 May 2024
Verb
For years, Jeremy Strong was a relatively anonymous, steadily gigging actor.
—David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
And since that last Genesis gig nearly two years ago, Collins has rarely been seen in public.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
Weezer gigged regularly over the next few months — at Club Lingerie, at the Coconut Teaszer, at the Central (now known as the Viper Room) — to more or less the same five people.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
The group has not toured widely since 2019, with Ann and Nancy Wilson instead working on solo projects and gigging with their respective side bands.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 Jan. 2024
Despite his illness, Mr. Fiddler gigged regularly in Detroit until last year, with up-and-coming groups like Will Sessions, Duality/Detroit and Dames Brown (a female vocal trio whose debut album, for which Mr. Fiddler was executive producer, will be released in 2024).
—Mike Rubin, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2023
This is a huge career step for a 23 year-old who has been gigging as a professional musician since his mid-teens.
—Jordan A. Rothacker, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
Over the next few years, the group gigged regularly, often playing Motown covers, and cycled through a few names before eventually settling on Kool and the Gang and setting out to write their own material.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
Bynum points out that while Boston’s music schools have rosters of jazz stars who come to the city to teach and then leave, Lowe has been a constant presence, playing in clubs, creating with his artist daughter Naima, and even gigging at the Milton Farmers’ Market.
—Noah Schaffer, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023
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