cowhiding

present participle of cowhide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowhiding
Verb
  • In December 1978, Gacy confessed to kidnapping, raping and murdering dozens of boys and men, some as young as 14 years old, and hiding many of their bodies in a crawl space under the house.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike a killer hiding in the woods, a guy who gets you in your dreams is literally impossible to hide from, and watching our plucky heroine Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) trying to resist sleep presents a new kind of awful torture.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sarah Jessica Parker and Amy Sedaris were sitting front row, with Parker whipping out her phone to film Reese.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • While summer may be over, nothing is stopping you from whipping this thing out for the holiday season.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His slashing playing style caught Lorch’s eye at a tournament in the summer of 1991, and the 13-year-old was soon on a plane with future pros Erick Barkley and Stephon Marbury to an event in Arizona.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Milei has repeatedly wielded a chainsaw on stage to promote slashing spending, but his agenda, which also includes deregulation and free-market reform, has led to a volatile peso currency and seen investors aggressively dump Argentine stocks and bonds.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ahead of the 2024 season, Corbett had two knee injuries in back-to-back years and was switching positions from right guard to center.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The previous recall was issued due to a shifter cable that detached from the transmission, effectively preventing some vehicles from switching gears and allowing the vehicles to roll away.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While a wagging dog’s tail might indicate excitement or friendliness, a flicking cat’s tail can signal irritation.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Only the paintings bore witness to her intense, solitary writing sessions, conducted in the studio by night, Stein flicking the pages of her notebooks with hardly a pause, until dawn birdsong disturbed her concentration.
    Francesca Wade, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Cowhiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowhiding. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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