Explore Bossing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Bossing meaning
present participle and gerund of boss
Using Bossing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of boss
- In the example corpus, bossing often appears in combinations such as: bossing people.
Context around Bossing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bossing
- In this selection, "bossing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seen, stars, apparently, people, game and others stand out and add context to how "bossing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are just bossing people around and aren t bossing this at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bossing" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bossing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Don't believe the stats - City aren't bossing this at all. (12 words)
Her crew of scientists are also a hoot especially when she is seen bossing them around. (16 words)
Her attitude never changed since that scare though, and she’s still bossing around now her new tribe members. (19 words)
Once I discovered I wasn’t actually my brother’s mom (apparently bossing people around isn’t the only resume filler for motherhood), it was game on for fulfilling my destiny of adding “mommy” to my resume. (37 words)
The videos caught the attention of those on social media with some saying Ndlozi is a servant of the movement while others have criticised Malema for "bossing him around". (29 words)
A few minutes later he yelled out, "Kathy, I can't breathe!", a plea Kathy ignored as she later said she was tired of Wood bossing her around. (28 words)
Example sentences (12)
Her crew of scientists are also a hoot especially when she is seen bossing them around.
The pass that set up Saka and the stretch to knock it back to Palmer was him bossing game – but only in fits and starts.
With the Blaze and the Stars bossing the qualification group, many viewed it as a dress-rehearsal for the final.
Once I discovered I wasn’t actually my brother’s mom (apparently bossing people around isn’t the only resume filler for motherhood), it was game on for fulfilling my destiny of adding “mommy” to my resume.
The videos caught the attention of those on social media with some saying Ndlozi is a servant of the movement while others have criticised Malema for "bossing him around".
And that's not wrong, but it also doesn't really dig into what a director beyond bossing people around.
A social cat may enjoy more physical activities such as stalking and running while dominant moggies would enjoy bossing others around.
Don't believe the stats - City aren't bossing this at all.
Her attitude never changed since that scare though, and she’s still bossing around now her new tribe members.
I have also read that ajumma can be considered an insult suggesting older women wearing colorful clothing, loudly bossing people in public areas.
A few minutes later he yelled out, "Kathy, I can't breathe!", a plea Kathy ignored as she later said she was tired of Wood bossing her around.
He relies on Dagny and Ellis Wyatt to run things, and resents them for doing it, because it appears to him like they are just bossing people around.
Common combinations with bossing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: