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
  • Doctors shuffled her between units — labor and delivery, then other departments — but never ordered a CT scan.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The Sharks also shuffled their defense pairs for Monday’s practice, with Dmitry Orlov and Mario Ferraro forming the top line, Nick Leddy with Timothy Liljegren, and Sam Dickinson paired with John Klingberg.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On top of that, many showgirls strutted in three-inch-tall high heels.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The earring type was prominently featured in Schiaparelli‘s fall 2025 showcase, during which models strutted down the runway wearing oversized pearl studs that gracefully played with proportions.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Boogied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boogied. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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