What part of speech is flossing?

Flossing can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. flossing is a verb, gerund of floss (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does flossing mean?

Definitions

Verb

floss - use dental floss to clean; "floss your teeth after every meal"

Noun

flossing - The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss .

Examples of flossing

#   Sentence  
1. verb Sami was flossing his teeth.
2. verb Tom is flossing his teeth.
3. verb Floss your teeth after every meal.
4. verb My gums bleed whenever I floss my teeth.
5. verb Don't forget to floss.
6. verb Tom and Mary floss their teeth every day.
7. verb They floss their teeth every day.
8. verb Tom doesn't floss his teeth.
9. verb Mennad doesn't floss.
10. verb The dentist told him that he should floss his teeth every day.
11. verb I don't floss my teeth as often as my dentist says I should.
12. verb I floss my teeth every day.
13. verb Tom doesn't floss.
14. verb My gums bleed whenever I floss my teeth.
15. verb Don't forget to floss.
Sentence  
verb
Sami was flossing his teeth.
Tom is flossing his teeth.
Floss your teeth after every meal.
My gums bleed whenever I floss my teeth.
Don't forget to floss.
Tom and Mary floss their teeth every day.
They floss their teeth every day.
Tom doesn't floss his teeth.
Mennad doesn't floss.
The dentist told him that he should floss his teeth every day.
I don't floss my teeth as often as my dentist says I should.
I floss my teeth every day.
Tom doesn't floss.
My gums bleed whenever I floss my teeth.
Don't forget to floss.

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