loosing
present participle ofloose
loose
verb[T]
uk/luːs/us/luːs/looseverb[T](SPEAK/EXPRESS EMOTIONS)
tospeakorexpressemotionsveryfreely,especiallyin anuncontrolledway:
Thecoachloosed anangrytiradeagainst histeam.
He loosed hisfrustrationin atorrentofabuse.
Ways of talking
- beg the questionidiom
- blah
- blether
- blither
- coo
- declaim
- declamatory
- gabble
- loose
- mumble
- pipe
- ramble
- rattle on/away
- stage whisper
- talk trashidiom
- throwyourvoiceidiom
- trash
- trill
- word salad
- yak
looseverb[T](FIRE WEAPON)
tofireanarrowfrom aboworshotsfrom agun:
They werealmostupon us as I loosed my lastarrow.
His men loosed avolleyofriflefireinto thesurvivingguards.
Emitting and ejecting
- discharge
- displace
- displaced
- displacement
- eject
- ejection
- ejector
- emission
- emitter
- expel
- expulsion
- exude
- givesomethingoff
- loose
- puff
- re-emit
- send
- sendsomethingout
- shed
- shedding
looseverb[T](ALLOW TO AFFECT)
toallowsomethingharmfulorextremetohappenandaffectsomewhere:
Sometimesanarchyis loosedupontheworldbecausepeoplefirmlyandhonestlybelievethey are doing therightthing.
Liberating, relaxing and releasing
- breathe
- breathe easieridiom
- cathartic
- chillax
- decontrol
- deregulate
- discharge
- let/setsomethinglooseidiom
- liberalization
- liberate
- liberated
- loose
- loose your hold/gripidiom
- relax
- relaxyourgrip/holdidiom
- turnsomeone/somethinglooseidiom
- unbeholden
- unbind
- walk
- walk freeidiom
looseverb[T](SET FREE)
to set ananimalfree,especiallyinordertoattacksomeone:
Theybasicallyloosed thehoundsonus.
Liberating, relaxing and releasing
- breathe
- breathe easieridiom
- cathartic
- chillax
- decontrol
- deregulate
- discharge
- let/setsomethinglooseidiom
- liberalization
- liberate
- liberated
- loose
- loose your hold/gripidiom
- relax
- relaxyourgrip/holdidiom
- turnsomeone/somethinglooseidiom
- unbeholden
- unbind
- walk
- walk freeidiom
looseverb[T](MAKE LOOSER)
to make something such as aknotortielesstight:
She loosed theknotandundidthebrightcoilof myhair.
The two hundredmilesanhourwindhad loosed thechains.
Synonym
loosen(LESS TIGHT)
Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- gape
- let/setsomethinglooseidiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosenyourgripidiom
- shut(someone)up
- steam
- tease
- teasesomethingout
- the earth/ground/floor opensidiom
- unbuckle
- unbutton
- unfold
- unlace
- unlock
- unpick
- unplug
- unroll
- unzip
Idiom
loose your hold/grip
Examplesofloosing
loosing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
When we consider it, however, we areloosingan enormous economic elephant over which nobody will have any control.
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I do not believe that we cure one evil byloosinga greater evil —the evil of war.
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To expect a policeman to go on active service with limited training time, limited experienceloosingoff rounds and with limited positional disciplines puts that officer at risk.
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A special, patented method inhibits delayedloosingof drops.
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- misguided
- misguided attempt
- misguidedly
- misguided policy
- mishandle
- mishandled
- mishandling
- mishap
- mishear
- mishit
- mishmash
- misidentification
- misidentify
- misinform
- misinformation
- misinformed
- misinforming
- misinterpret
- misinterpretation
- misinterpreted
- misinterpreting
- misjudge
- misjudged
- misjudging
- misjudgment