moot
adjective
mooting
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present participleof moot.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The Italian lender made a $35 billion cash-and-share offer for MPS shortly after competitor Banco BPM said it was itself mooting a merger with the smaller bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Ms. Prelogar wrote that “the mooting of the underlying case would also moot petitioners’ attempt to intervene.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
Mr Johnson's government has previously raised the prospect of relocation before, first mooting the move in January 2020.
From BBC ● May 16, 2022
“Well, certainly your honor. It’s been amended,” Giuliani replied, mooting nearly everything he had just argued.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2020
Coming from Old Trinity, still mooting Cornbury and his smugglings, my thoughts turned to Harris.
From The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 by Alfred Henry Lewis
