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catting

  • present participle
    of cat.
    cat
    noun
    a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, bred in a number of varieties.

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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 Bertram Mitford

While those who were stationed on the top-gallant forecastle were engaged in catting and fishing the anchor, those who had been assigned to places on the topsail and top-gallant yards were sent aloft.

From Down the Rhine Young America in Germany by Oliver Optic