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obsessing

obsessing is the present participle and gerund of obsess.

Meaning of obsess

Verb

obsess (third-person singular simple present obsesses, present participle obsessing, simple past and past participle obsessed)

  1. (passive voice, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
    • Some people are obsessed with sports.
  2. (transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.
    • Thoughts of her obsess my every waking moment.
  3. (colloquial, intransitive) To think or talk obsessively about.
    • Stop obsessing over it, will you!

Questions about obsessing

What is obsessing the present participle and gerund of?
Obsessing is the present participle and gerund of obsess.

Words near obsessing in the dictionary

  1. obsessedly
  2. obsessedness
  3. obsessee
  4. obsessees
  5. obsesses
  6. obsessing
  7. obsessingly
  8. obsession
  9. obsessional
  10. obsessionalism
  11. obsessionality

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