barnstorming

verb

present participle of barnstorm
as in roving

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstorming
  1. roving
  2. hopping
  3. roaming
  4. gallivanting
  5. wandering
  6. rambling
  7. traipsing
  8. touring
Verb
  • Enclose The Garden With A Fence Enclosing a garden or patio with a fence provides more privacy, discourages roving deer, and adds a little mystery to your property.
    — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
  • The first came last October when Casa Bonita hosted a fall pop-up called Casa BOOnita and suspended the use of roving actors for one month.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 9 July 2026
Definition of roving
Verb
  • If your Mediterranean travel dreams mean hopping between postcard-perfect ports aboard a private yacht—without sacrificing luxury hotel comforts—Emerald Sakara just may be your answer.
    — Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The dynamic is at its best when Judah glides over IsoKeys’ beats like two kids trying to be suave while hopping an MTA turnstile with one tap.
    — Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026
Definition of hopping
Verb
  • The service Low-key and informal with free-roaming check-in staff.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Sit in the garden, and flag down the roaming mimosa and caviar carts.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of roaming
Verb
  • Velasquez's social media account captured the real estate agent gallivanting on trips with family and friends following the alleged murder.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • The Orlando Sentinel’s Jeff Schweers found Ingoglia has been gallivanting around the state to see the Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Daytona 500 and even a boxing match, with taxpayers helping cover his transportation.
    — Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026
Definition of gallivanting
Verb
  • And the wandering king’s son and heir, Telemachus (Tom Holland), is convinced his father is still alive and sets off to find him.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Natalie, meanwhile, finds Zack wandering back toward the house, unharmed, having simply walked out of rehab.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of wandering
Verb
  • Throughout the latter two videos, Ivey spoke to the camera while driving his car and rambling through various evangelical talking points.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • This rambling 1,200-acre Southern California ranch has both and much more, plus a supremely private and scenic locale on the outskirts of the historic community of San Juan Capistrano.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of rambling
Verb
  • Over spare guitars, Madonna retraces the days of traipsing about the Lower East Side when the rent was overdue.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • But birding at this landfill does not mean traipsing through the trash.
    — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Definition of traipsing
Verb
  • No surprise that Stanley and Simmons have been friends since childhood with the decades of KISS touring with their families.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The industry has borrowed the tactics of touring artists and fashion drops, promoting limited premium-format screenings and slinging special-edition popcorn buckets.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of touring
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“Barnstorming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstorming. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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