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sitting loose

sitting loose is the present participle and gerund of sit loose.

Meaning of sit loose

Verb

sit loose (third-person singular simple present sits loose, present participle sitting loose, simple past and past participle sat loose)

  1. (dated) To be careless or indifferent (to something).
    • […] the man who, sitting loose to the objects of the world, has become altogether a Christian.1848, Thomas Chalmers, Sermons on public occasions, page 286

Questions about sitting loose

What is sitting loose the present participle and gerund of?
Sitting loose is the present participle and gerund of sit loose.

Words near sitting loose in the dictionary

  1. sitting in
  2. sitting in for
  3. sitting in judgement
  4. sitting in judgment
  5. sitting in on
  6. sitting loose
  7. sitting loosely
  8. sitting member
  9. sitting members
  10. sitting off
  11. sitting on

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