mosey
verb (used without object)
to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
moseying
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present participleof mosey.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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After a year of moseying around each other, divine intervention skewered us better than Cupid’s arrow, and we were brought together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2024
Their first crack at it, they were kind of moseying down that water.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2023
Instead of "moseying through" he was now trying to make every day "as good as it could possibly be".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2023
Sheng Wang, who shares a laid-back drawl, moseying delivery and gift for ingenious premise, has learned the right lessons from him while mapping out his own style.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
You don’t think what it means until the time comes to say ta-ta to it all; sunny mornings, and starry nights, with the double trail of the Milky Way moseying across the sky.
From The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] by Hulbert Footner
