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blousing

blousing is the present participle and gerund of blouse.

Meaning of blouse

Verb

blouse (third-person singular simple present blouses, present participle blousing, simple past and past participle bloused)

  1. To hang a garment in loose folds.
  2. To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).
    • An anonymous black soldier summed up his feelings by declaring, "If I fail to blouse my boots, or [if I] wear an Afro, I get socked. […]"1989, Bernard C. Nalty, Strength for the Fight: A History of Black Americans in the Military, page 311
  3. (prison) The act of hiding contraband, such as drugs or weapons, in one's rectum.

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Questions about blousing

What is blousing the present participle and gerund of?
Blousing is the present participle and gerund of blouse.

Words near blousing in the dictionary

  1. blousie
  2. blousier
  3. blousies
  4. blousiest
  5. blousily
  6. blousing
  7. blouson
  8. blousons
  9. blousy
  10. blouwildebeesoog
  11. blouzabella

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