"lousing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lousings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lousing (countable and uncountable, plural lousings)
  1. The process of removing lice. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: delousing
    Sense id: en-lousing-en-noun-7If--shL

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lousing
  1. present participle and gerund of louse Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: louse
    Sense id: en-lousing-en-verb-JL4Ewr0~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69

Inflected forms

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