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moseying

moseying is the present participle and gerund of mosey.

Meaning of mosey

Verb

mosey (third-person singular simple present moseys, present participle moseying, simple past and past participle moseyed)

  1. (US, dialectal, intransitive) To set off, get going; to start a journey.
    • Haven't got time. I must mosey up to the North End to see a man who has got a lovely throat. Nobody can find out what is the matter. He has puzzled all the doctors.1910, Lucy Maud Montgomery, “chapter 1”, in Kilmeny of the Orchard
  2. (US, dialectal, intransitive) To go off quickly: to hurry up.
  3. (US, dialectal, intransitive) To amble; to walk or proceed in a leisurely manner.
    • We'll mosey along toward the river. Kinder take it easy an' drift the herd down slow so as to let the cattle put on flesh.1919, William MacLeod Raine, “chapter 6”, in A Man Four-Square

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Questions about moseying

What is moseying the present participle and gerund of?
Moseying is the present participle and gerund of mosey.

Words near moseying in the dictionary

  1. mosesite
  2. mosette
  3. mosettes
  4. mosey
  5. moseyed
  6. moseying
  7. moseys
  8. MOSFET
  9. MOSFETs
  10. Mosgiel
  11. mosh

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