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touristing

touristing is the present participle and gerund of tourist.

Meaning of tourist

Verb

tourist (third-person singular simple present tourists, present participle touristing, simple past and past participle touristed)

  1. (intransitive) To travel as a tourist.
    • “You can’t go touristing anymore like you used to, but weekends away — traditionally crammed into sneaking out of work slightly early on a Friday in a dash to have some repose — now mean heading out on a Wednesday night, logging on to work and coming back Monday night,” said Tom Caton, the...2020 November 4, Sarah Firshein, “Forget Long Weekends: During the Pandemic It’s All About Short Weeks”, in The New York Times

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Questions about touristing

What is touristing the present participle and gerund of?
Touristing is the present participle and gerund of tourist.

Words near touristing in the dictionary

  1. touristified
  2. touristifies
  3. touristify
  4. touristifying
  5. touristiness
  6. touristing
  7. touristlike
  8. touristry
  9. tourists
  10. touristscape
  11. touristscapes

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