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dossing around

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

Meaning of doss around

Verb

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

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

Questions about dossing around

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

Words near dossing around in the dictionary

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

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