sexing
sexing is the present participle and gerund of sex.
Meaning of sex
Verb
sex (third-person singular simple present sexes, present participle sexing, simple past and past participle sexed)
- To determine the sex of (an animal).
- If we sex the cattle, which is the only way to get at their value, we shall have... 400 cows, 200 yearling heifers.1878 January 19, Spirit of the Times, 659/2
- To have sex with.
- As good as Muddah had handled me in bed, sexing her hadn't done a damn thing to take my mind off my cousin Smoove.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 102
- To have sex.
- Our baby is eighteen months old now, and cries when we sex1921 August 20, Kenneth Burke, letter to Malcolm Cowley
- Synonyms:
- do it
Noun
sexing (usually uncountable, plural sexings)
- The determination of the sex of a young bird (typically poultry)
Forms of sexing
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Words formed from sexing
Phrases with sexing
Words that rhyme with sexing
Questions about sexing
- What does sexing mean?
- Sexing means the determination of the sex of a young bird (typically poultry).
- What is sexing the present participle and gerund of?
- Sexing is the present participle and gerund of sex.
- What part of speech is sexing?
- Sexing is a noun.
- What is the plural of sexing?
- The plural of sexing is sexings.
Words near sexing in the dictionary
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