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bossing

USBAWS-ing/ˈbɔsɪŋ/UKBOS-ing/ˈbɒsɪŋ/

Noun pluralbossings

2 meanings of bossing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of boss. Use this form for something happening now or for the action of giving orders.

    She was bossing her teammates around for the whole game.

    He spent the morning bossing the new workers in the kitchen.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A rounded knob or bump that sticks out from a flat surface, often carved for decoration.

    Like a decorated button set in the middle of a ceiling.

    A carved bossing decorated the center of the stone ceiling.

    The old church has a painted bossing where the roof beams cross.

    Similarknob

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bossing is a form of boss

boss, verb: To keep telling someone what to do, as if you were in charge of them. Full entry

Forms
bossbosses he/she/itbossing -ing formbossed past tense, past participle
Spelling
boss → bossing: add -ing

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