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crisscrossing

crisscrossing is the present participle and gerund of crisscross.

Meaning of crisscross

Verb

crisscross (third-person singular simple present crisscrosses, present participle crisscrossing, simple past and past participle crisscrossed)

  1. (transitive) To move back and forth over or through.
    • As it turned out, the itinerary was disconcertingly illogical, involving criss-crossing America in anything but a straight line.2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 71
  2. (transitive) To mark with crossed lines.

See all 8 meanings of crisscross

Noun

crisscrossing (plural crisscrossings)

  1. A crisscross pattern.
    • Because of the snow at the pass, the actual trail was transformed into a confusion of random crisscrossings with relentless slippery scree.2008, Michal Reed, High Altitude Interiors, page 106

Forms of crisscrossing

pluralcrisscrossings

Questions about crisscrossing

What does crisscrossing mean?
Crisscrossing means a crisscross pattern.
What is crisscrossing the present participle and gerund of?
Crisscrossing is the present participle and gerund of crisscross.
What part of speech is crisscrossing?
Crisscrossing is a noun.
What is the plural of crisscrossing?
The plural of crisscrossing is crisscrossings.

Words near crisscrossing in the dictionary

  1. crisscross
  2. crisscross-row
  3. crisscross-rows
  4. crisscrossed
  5. crisscrosses
  6. crisscrossing
  7. crisscrossings
  8. crisse
  9. crisses
  10. Crissey
  11. Crissie

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