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lassoing

lassoing is the present participle and gerund of lasso.

Meaning of lasso

Verb

lasso (third-person singular simple present lassoes, present participle lassoing, simple past and past participle lassoed)

  1. (transitive) To catch with a lasso.
    • He had to lasso the wild horse before it ran off.

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Noun

lassoing (plural lassoings)

  1. The act of catching something with a lasso.

Forms of lassoing

plurallassoings

Phrases with lassoing

Questions about lassoing

What does lassoing mean?
Lassoing means the act of catching something with a lasso.
What is lassoing the present participle and gerund of?
Lassoing is the present participle and gerund of lasso.
What part of speech is lassoing?
Lassoing is a noun.
What is the plural of lassoing?
The plural of lassoing is lassoings.

Words near lassoing in the dictionary

  1. lassoed
  2. lassoed up
  3. lassoer
  4. lassoers
  5. lassoes
  6. lassoing
  7. lassoing up
  8. lassoings
  9. lassoist
  10. lassoists
  11. lassolatite

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