catting
- present participle of cat.
Example Sentences
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He was a Viet Nam Vet who had been "catting" on the city streets for years.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2016
The lads up front have got their sprint on at the top and after some catting and mousing they finish the San Mauro Cilento in the following order: Wauters, Boaro and Taborre.
From The Guardian • May 6, 2013
We’ve been laying our voices down, catting and scatting, and following variations of the same notes for so long we didn’t always know we were doing it.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
“Have you got any of it yourself?” asked the patient, catting him short.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
To Denbigh's satisfaction Armstrong had been sent for'ard to superintend the weighing and catting on the anchor.
From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
