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
  • Budget cuts are about to bring big changes to San Diego’s 37 neighborhood library branches — including shorter hours, shuffled staff and rescheduled activities.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Over the past two months, he’s been shuffled through three detention centers despite attempts to pay a bond set by the immigration judge.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In February, when Calvin Klein made its grand return to New York Fashion Week, Jenner even strutted the runway.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Having only raced four times in her career, this Brad Cox trainee strutted her stuff on August 28 in an allowance race on opening day at this Franklin, Kentucky track.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Boogied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boogied. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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