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dossing about

dossing about is the present participle and gerund of doss about.

Meaning of doss about

Verb

doss about (third-person singular simple present dosses about, present participle dossing about, simple past and past participle dossed about)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To be idle, to shirk one's work or duty.

Questions about dossing about

What is dossing about the present participle and gerund of?
Dossing about is the present participle and gerund of doss about.

Words near dossing about in the dictionary

  1. dossier
  2. dossiers
  3. dossil
  4. dossils
  5. dossing
  6. dossing about
  7. dossing around
  8. dossing down
  9. dossing off
  10. dossing out
  11. dossing-ken

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