beetling

present participle of beetle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beetling
Verb
  • In the article, Sanderson reported the location of the ship, so that other sailors could steer clear of the protruding masts.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The next week, a lighthouse keeper reported seeing the masts of the King protruding from the water in the shipping lane — an important clue regarding where the King lay hidden.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 2009, Tropicana replaced its familiar logo, an orange with a straw poking out, with a minimalist design featuring a glass of orange juice.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Routh allegedly came within a few hundred yards of Trump before a Secret Service agent spotted his rifle poking out of a tree line.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kering has been dragged down by steep declines at its star brand and a bulging debt load, forcing the group to shutter stores, offload real estate and reduce headcount after a dismal start to the year that saw group net profit plummet 46 percent in the first half.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • To be a real man, according to this content, young adolescent boys are expected to be tall and broad-shouldered with bulging biceps, pronounced trapezius muscles, and washboard abs.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Beetling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beetling. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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