treeing
treeing is the present participle and gerund of tree.
Meaning of tree
Verb
tree (third-person singular simple present trees, present participle treeing, simple past and past participle treed)
- To chase (an animal or person) up a tree.
- The dog treed the cat.
- To place in a tree.
- Black bears can tree their cubs for protection, but grizzly bears cannot.
- To place upon a shoe tree; to fit with a shoe tree; to stretch upon a shoe tree.
- to tree a boot
- To take refuge in a tree.
Noun
treeing (plural treeings)
- A tree-like pattern or formation.
Adjective
treeing (not comparable)
- That is driving something or someone up a tree.
- Other sounds: someone, far off, trying to start a car. Farther off, the bugle-baying of a treeing dog.1970, Donald Harington, Lightning Bug
Forms of treeing
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Words formed from treeing
Phrases with treeing
Words that rhyme with treeing
Questions about treeing
- What does treeing mean?
- Treeing means a tree-like pattern or formation.
- What is treeing the present participle and gerund of?
- Treeing is the present participle and gerund of tree.
- What part of speech is treeing?
- Treeing can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of treeing?
- The plural of treeing is treeings.
Words near treeing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: treeing (page history and authors); tree (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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