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  • verb Present participle of mosey.

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Examples

  • An alligator, a really, really big alligator kind of moseying along a Florida road -- what do alligators do?

    CNN Transcript Apr 1, 2008 2008

  • An alligator, a really, really big alligator kind of moseying along a Florida road -- I'm not sure yet.

    CNN Transcript Apr 1, 2008 2008

  • Their minds were fully made up to invite the intruder to "shinny on his own side," and not come "moseying" around the camp, when the canoeist beached his bow and sprang lightly ashore.

    The Shagganappi 1913

  • Their minds were fully made up to invite the intruder to "shinny on his own side," and not come "moseying" around the camp, when the canoeist beached his bow and sprang lightly ashore.

    The Shagganappi E. Pauline Johnson 1887

  • JuneBug walked about as far from me as she credibly could while still moseying in the same general direction.

    Arbitrary Dilettante Craig Lancaster 2011

  • This seems like my perfect Saturday outfit for moseying around the Santa Monica boardwalk.

    Archive 2009-05-01 2009

  • If the roof caved in or a bear came moseying through the front door, I suspected every person in the dining room would know exactly what to do.

    How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011

  • He added: If Iran is moseying towards a bomb option, there are all sorts of things they can do legitimately which taken in sum support the hypothesis they are taking that path.

    Iran nuclear report: IAEA claims Tehran working on advanced warhead 2011

  • Unfortunately, about halfway into our planned 4-mile hike, and even though we were just moseying about, taking our time, Austin slowed down, began panting very hard, and shortly thereafter ran out of coal.

    When Good Dogs Die 2009

  • Unfortunately, about halfway into our planned 4-mile hike, and even though we were just moseying about, taking our time, Austin slowed down, began panting very hard, and shortly thereafter ran out of coal.

    When Good Dogs Die 2009

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