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bossing

bossing is the present participle and gerund of boss.

Meaning of boss

Verb (1)

boss (third-person singular simple present bosses, present participle bossing, simple past and past participle bossed)

  1. (transitive) To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
    • By YOU last night’s journey was actually bossed / Without you, I’m certain, we’d all have been lost.1931, Robert L. May, Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Montgomery Ward (publisher)

Verb (2)

boss (third-person singular simple present bosses, present participle bossing, simple past and past participle bossed)

  1. (transitive) To decorate with bosses; to emboss.

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Noun

bossing (plural bossings)

  1. A boss; a projecting element.

Forms of bossing

pluralbossings

Phrases with bossing

Questions about bossing

What does bossing mean?
Bossing means a boss; a projecting element.
What is bossing the present participle and gerund of?
Bossing is the present participle and gerund of boss.
What part of speech is bossing?
Bossing is a noun.
What is the plural of bossing?
The plural of bossing is bossings.

Words near bossing in the dictionary

  1. bossiest
  2. bossily
  3. bossiness
  4. bossinesses
  5. Bossiney
  6. bossing
  7. bossing about
  8. bossing around
  9. bossing up
  10. bossings
  11. Bossington

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