moseyed; moseying
1
: to hurry away
2
: to move in a leisurely or aimless manner : saunter
moseyed around the general store—
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He moseyed up to the bar.
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Once the press conference seemingly got back on track, the theater's bull moseyed across the plaza.
—Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Compared with the calm and yet urgent competence of The Pitt, Pulse’s medical professionals stroll through a hospital full of glamour lighting, moseying calmly from one trauma to the next.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
The inspector counted another eight flies and two roaches moseying on the floor under a condiment storage rack.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The inspector counted another eight flies and two roaches moseying on the floor under a condiment storage rack.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Compared with the calm and yet urgent competence of The Pitt, Pulse’s medical professionals stroll through a hospital full of glamour lighting, moseying calmly from one trauma to the next.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
The inspector counted another eight flies and two roaches moseying on the floor under a condiment storage rack.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The inspector counted another eight flies and two roaches moseying on the floor under a condiment storage rack.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Mosey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosey. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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