collying

Definition of collyingnext
present participle of colly, chiefly British dialect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for collying
Verb
  • Stop messing with Wedgie, already.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Why are people messing with those cute little robots?
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Ken Holland, general manager, B Holland arrived on the scene of a muddling franchise that had lost four straight first-round series to the same opponent.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The new estimate was based on accounting for some of those muddling data points.
    Andrew Joseph, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Sullivan tried this against Toronto, jumbling the top-six group in the second period.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Trump also was jumbling the timeline of jobs revisions last year, per Politifact.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Collying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collying. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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