goring noun 2adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •The act by which something is gored; a wound inflicted by a horn, usually the horn of a bull in the context of bullfightingThe only thing that might make me play is if you get bonus points for either broken pelvises or fatal rodeo-clown gorings. — 2004 •A piece of cloth cut diagonally to increase its apparent width. adjective1 •Cut gradually sloping, so as to be broader at the clew than at the earing of a sail. formsgorings