poussetting
poussetting is the present participle and gerund of poussette.
Meaning of poussette
Verb
poussette (third-person singular simple present poussettes, present participle poussetting, simple past and past participle poussetted)
- To waltz around each other, as two couples do in a contra dance.
- Came wet-shod alder from the wave, / Came yews, a dismal coterie; / Each pluck'd his one foot from the grave, / Poussetting with a sloe-tree: […]1842, Alfred Tennyson, “Amphion”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 167
Noun
poussetting (plural poussettings)
- The act of performing a poussette.
Forms of poussetting
| plural | poussettings |
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Questions about poussetting
- What does poussetting mean?
- Poussetting means the act of performing a poussette.
- What is poussetting the present participle and gerund of?
- Poussetting is the present participle and gerund of poussette.
- What part of speech is poussetting?
- Poussetting is a noun.
- What is the plural of poussetting?
- The plural of poussetting is poussettings.
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