noose
noun
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
noosing
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present participleof noose.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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Mitchum is snagging coconuts and noosing turtles; Deborah is roasting breadfruit and thatching a sail.
From Time Magazine Archive
A temporary substitute for a curb is made by noosing a string, and putting the noose round the horse's lower jaw.
From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Sir Francis Galton
These consisted of long thongs of reindeer-skin, and also hempen cords of the manufacture of civilized men, for noosing the reins, and of bowls, kits, &c., to receive the milk.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 by Various
He said, and noosing a strong galley-rope To an huge column, led the cord around The spacious dome, suspended so aloft 540 That none with quiv’ring feet might reach the floor.
From The Odyssey of Homer by William Cowper
Also he had a horrid habit of noosing moccasins for sport; and it would have been easy for him to introduce one to me while I slept.
From Police!!! by Henry Hutt
