BUCKETING Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

bucketing

verb

present participle of bucket

as in scooping

to lift out with something that holds liquid bucketing water from the well, we raced to put out the fire

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as in shaking

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements getting the troops into the bucketing landing craft proved to be challenging

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Recent Examples of bucketing Similarly revealing is our chances created grid, bucketing the start locations of every pass that has led directly to a goalscoring opportunity for a team-mate. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 10 June 2026 Six months later, the internship — some of which bore all the glamour of scrubbing bird poop and bucketing hundreds of pounds of fish as dolphin food — developed into a full-time gig as a trainer. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025

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There’s Swain in a Texas Longhorns jersey, bumping defenders off-balance with his hip and scooping the ball out of the reach of outstretched hands.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Fire personnel were scooping water from the Pueblo Reservoir to fight the fire, which expanded overnight by 17 square miles.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of scooping

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Structure information summary Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly resistant to earthquake shaking, though some vulnerable structures exist.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
Honestly, some of these systems still leave me shaking my head.

— Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of shaking

Verb

Nearby, groups descended on a shopping center on 32nd Street, emptying trash cans and tossing merchandise from the Pavilions grocery store into the parking lot.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Placing a catch plate under the feeder and emptying it regularly solves that problem.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 6 July 2026

Definition of emptying

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Watching their relationship devolve (never more so than when their sperm donor, a rakish, motorcycle-driving restaurant owner played by Mark Ruffalo, enters the scene) is most definitely a tear-jerking experience, as is the film’s final scene.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026
Some were petty — like Reese committing a foul against Clark, then jerking her head back, impersonating Clark as a flopper.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 June 2026

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The fun part of this recipe is poking holes in the cake and then spooning in the blueberry and strawberry fillings alternately to create the red, white, and blue effect.

— Brennan Long, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Make the most of strawberry season by swirling a quick sauce into vanilla ice cream and spooning more on top.

— Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026

Definition of spooning

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These seemingly innocuous incidents attain new significance as they’re revisited alongside a slow crescendo that suddenly turns to shuddering piano chords on the track’s bridge.

— Nick Ayres DeMasi, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
Choose Baits with Vibration Lipless crankbaits earn their keep each spring, as their shuddering motion creates the bait-mimicking tremors to which bass respond.

— David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026

Definition of shuddering

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Located on the street level of the Harbor Boulevard complex, the new shop gives dessert-loving denizens another place to pick up the quivering treat.

— Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
Johnston plays poor Bear as a quivering mess wracked with guilt that this monster — who used to be his friend — is the result of his own terrible decision-making.

— Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026

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