loosing

lowsening

/ (ˈluːsɪŋ, -zɪŋ, ˈlɔɪ-) /


noun
  1. Yorkshire dialect a celebration of one's 21st birthday

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How to use loosing in a sentence

  • I scrambled toward the fence, loosing footing for an instant, then jumped to one of the rails halfway up.

    Chicago’s Running of the Bulls | Hampton Stevens | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Your baggy camouflage pants are always falling down and you can't walk any way but awkwardly without loosing [sic] your boots.

    Suicidal Soldiers | Elspeth Reeve | May 11, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • loosing their hold on each other they staggered to their feet with the red dust thick on their flushed faces.

    The Gold Trail | Harold Bindloss
  • Do not deprive yourself of such chances by loosing the cord which binds the three kingdoms in the bonds of a common faith.

    Catherine de' Medici | Honore de Balzac
  • At worst an unhappy victim of his own carelessness in loosing a peril upon his neighborhood.

    Average Jones | Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • Anson's horse, loosing the halter, plunged back, almost falling over a slight depression in the rocky ground.

  • loosing Veronicas hand, Marjorie crossed the room and threw open the door of a large dress closet.