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leashing

/ˈliːʃɪŋ/

leashing is the present participle and gerund of leash.

Meaning of leash

Verb

leash (third-person singular simple present leashes, present participle leashing, simple past and past participle leashed)

  1. To fasten or secure with a leash.
  2. (figuratively) to curb, restrain
    • Man is brow-beaten, leashed, muzzled, masked, and lashed by boards and councils, by leagues and societies, by church and state.1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress

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Questions about leashing

What is leashing the present participle and gerund of?
Leashing is the present participle and gerund of leash.
How do you pronounce leashing?
Leashing is pronounced /ˈliːʃɪŋ/.

Words near leashing in the dictionary

  1. leases for lives
  2. leasest
  3. leash
  4. leashed
  5. leashes
  6. leashing
  7. leashless
  8. leashlike
  9. leasing
  10. Leasingham
  11. leasings

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