boogied

variants also boogeyed
past tense of boogie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boogied
Verb
  • Perry bopped through 80 shows in a nearly two-year residency in Las Vegas that ended in 2022.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The former president bopped around on stage for nearly 40 minutes to his musical playlist that includes artists from Luciano Pavarotti to the Village People.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • One member of the group, Joel Wenhardt, from Southern California, shuffled to the piano and flopped down on the bench.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But what that led to, advocates and attorneys say, is that children in the state’s care continued to be in night to night placements and shuffled from home to home.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Outside of shows for the likes of Simone Rocha, Erdem, Emilia Wickstead, and Harris Reed, attendees strutted in their own runway-worthy outfits.
    Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 22 Sep. 2025
  • By the time the final model strutted off the runway, the Pier 76 space was alive with cheers and cameras flashing against rows of gleaming cars.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Boogied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boogied. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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