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cabbing

verb

present participle of cab
as in riding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cabbing
  1. riding
  2. busing
  3. navigating
  4. cruising
  5. coaching
  6. motoring
  7. driving
  8. sailing
Verb
  • Burdynski was last seen on May 24, 1993, riding his bicycle in his Brentwood neighborhood.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Sabini was riding his bike to work along Hutchison Drive on UC Davis' West Campus near the West Village housing when he was involved in the fatal accident with a Honda Crosstour, as CBS Sacramento first reported in April.
    — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of riding
Verb
  • Louisville's racial divide was made clear with busing Michael Hicks remembers seeing men in military green with rifles outside the bus ports, sometimes escorting students.
    — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of busing
Verb
  • Beckinsale has also been candid about navigating her struggles following her mother Judy Loe’s death in July 2025 after a battle with stage IV cancer.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026
  • However, their effectiveness can be limited against drones navigating along preprogrammed routes or communicating through fiber-optic cables.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of navigating
Verb
  • In 2023, Newsom signed legislation removing California’s restrictions on cruising and stripping local governments of the ability to enact bans based on repeatedly driving through an area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Though the culture never disappeared since the heyday of cruising in the 1980s and 1990s, interest in lowriding has surged in recent years.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cruising
Verb
  • There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Robinson also helped advise Lizzie on her appearance, coaching her to appear more innocent, more feminine and incapable of committing such a horrific crime.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of coaching
Verb
  • Expect to see a calm and composed figure in the heart of defence alongside Virgil van Dijk this season; and if Liverpool begin motoring towards the top positions, Jacquet will surely be a big part of it.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Some manufacturers are trying to mimic the ICE car experience, such as retro-fitting old school motoring noises and gear simulations to entertain understimulated EV drivers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
Definition of motoring
Verb
  • Assigning officers to walk in community beat patrols instead of driving around in cars.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Health workers are receiving the Ervebo shot, a vaccine effective against a different Ebola strain than the Bundibugyo virus, which is driving this outbreak and has no licensed vaccine or treatment.
    — Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of driving
Verb
  • After sailing about half an hour, Choi’s navy yard utility boat slowed and hovered – never fully stopping as the water was far deeper than the length of the anchor.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Costa Cruises vessel was reportedly sailing from Naples to Sicily when the brawl erupted at sea.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of sailing
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“Cabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cabbing. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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