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  • present participle of loose.
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loosing

British  
/ ˈluːsɪŋ, ˈlɔɪ-, -zɪŋ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This step is critical to keep all those juices inside the bird versus loosing those tasty juices into the bottom of your serving platter.

From Salon Nov. 25, 2024

Presumably nobody wants to start loosing off missiles and set off World War Three?

From BBC May 23, 2023

Both Emma’s and Simon’s deaths, falling down steep set of stairs after loosing hold of a necklace, are consistent with the novel.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2022

“I’m loosing the hope,” the mother, who is not being named to protect her safety, texted in broken English to Principal Nate McGill, who urged her to not give up.

From Seattle Times Sep. 4, 2021

She gives me a small smile, before loosing a monstrous yawn.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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