Definition of "lassoing" [lassoing]

• Present participle of lasso. (verb)
• The act of catching something with a lasso. (noun)

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• "At the second effort Tish succeeded in lassoing him without difficulty."
• "He is then allowed to arise and is started around the ring at a merry gallop, while the second lazadore exhibits great skill in lassoing the feet, front and back, of the running beast."
• "There's also line-tossing, where deckhands are timed lassoing a bollard on a pier from an approaching tug."