seizing meaning

seizing as a noun

1. small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together

   Type of: small stuff

2. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

   Synonyms: grasping, taking hold, prehension

   Type of: control

   Kinds: clasp

   Related forms: seize

seizing in a sentence

• The government is seizing everyone's gold.
• Seizing the initiative leads to victory.
• Zimbabwe started forcibly seizing lands from white farmers to redistribute them.
• Moussa Dadis Camara led a military coup, seizing power, and suspending the constitution.
• Seizing the opportunity, my uncle married the young widow, my mother, and proclaimed himself king.

How to pronounce seizing

seizing is pronounced /ˈsizɪŋ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with seizing

• teasing
• freezing
• pleasing
• wheezing
• easing
• sneezing
• appeasing
• squeezing