chasings

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/ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪŋz/

noun

A children's chasing game with multiple players in which one person runs after other players attempting to catch or touch them; a player caught then becomes the new chaser.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of chasing
nounchasings (uncountable)
  1. AustraliauncountableA children's chasing game with multiple players in which one person runs after other players attempting to catch or touch them; a player caught then becomes the new chaser.

    ‘I’ve heard little ones sing out louder than some twice their size when old Tom and his boys start playing chasings with them.’

    1961, Tom Mead, Killers of Eden, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 34

    Synonyms: chasey, tag

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nounA children's chasing game with multiple players in which one person runs after other players attempting to catch or touch them; a player caught then becomes the new chaser.

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chasings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasings

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“chasings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasings. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chasings,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasings.

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