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crossing one's legs

crossing one's legs is the present participle and gerund of cross one's legs.

Meaning of cross one's legs

Verb

cross one's legs (third-person singular simple present crosses one's legs, present participle crossing one's legs, simple past and past participle crossed one's legs)

  1. (intransitive) To place one leg over the other, especially while sitting down.
    • She lifted the top mattress and removed the sack and tossed it on the bed, anxious to count the booty. Sat down on the bed and crossed her legs and she loosened the drawstring and turned the sack upside down and shook.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 49, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 253

Questions about crossing one's legs

What is crossing one's legs the present participle and gerund of?
Crossing one's legs is the present participle and gerund of cross one's legs.

Words near crossing one's legs in the dictionary

  1. crossing numbers
  2. crossing off
  3. crossing one's arms
  4. crossing one's fingers
  5. crossing one's heart
  6. crossing one's legs
  7. crossing out
  8. crossing over
  9. crossing paths
  10. crossing someone's mind
  11. crossing someone's palm

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