house-sitting

A form of house-sit — To live temporarily in someone else's home, or to attend it regularly, for the purpose of protecting and tending to it in the owner's or tenant's absence.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of house-sit
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APA

house-sitting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house-sitting

MLA

“house-sitting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house-sitting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house-sitting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house-sitting.

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