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lousing around

lousing around is the present participle and gerund of louse around.

Meaning of louse around

Verb

louse around (third-person singular simple present louses around, present participle lousing around, simple past and past participle loused around)

  1. (UK, slang) To slack off; to be lazy or a parasite on others.

Questions about lousing around

What is lousing around the present participle and gerund of?
Lousing around is the present participle and gerund of louse around.

Words near lousing around in the dictionary

  1. lousiest
  2. Lousigam
  3. lousily
  4. lousiness
  5. lousing
  6. lousing around
  7. lousing up
  8. lousings
  9. louster
  10. loustered
  11. loustering

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