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casting about

casting about is the present participle and gerund of cast about.

Meaning of cast about

Verb

cast about (third-person singular simple present casts about, present participle casting about, simple past and past participle cast about)

  1. (intransitive) To try to find; look around; search.
    • The hounds cast about for the fox's trail.
  2. (transitive) To plan; plot; contrive.

Questions about casting about

What is casting about the present participle and gerund of?
Casting about is the present participle and gerund of cast about.

Words near casting about in the dictionary

  1. Castine
  2. Castines
  3. casting
  4. casting a chill
  5. casting a shadow
  6. casting about
  7. casting adrift
  8. casting agent
  9. casting agents
  10. casting anchor
  11. casting around

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