cuffing

Definition of cuffingnext
present participle of cuff
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Verb
  • And the hot honey sauce added just enough sweetness to balance the flavors, without the heat punching you in the face right away.
    Evan Moore May 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
  • The month prior, an adult man was charged after allegedly punching a police officer at the city's annual Light Up Night, and police issued a dispersal order when teens began to get rowdy.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • As Aronimink Golf Club prepares for the top golfers in the world, chefs are busy chopping fruits and vegetables, unpacking meats, and getting ready to serve thousands of spectators during the PGA Championship.
    Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • The chart spent most of the past year going nowhere, chopping in a wide range between $67 and $95 while the 50-day and 200-day converged.
    Josh Brown and Sean Russo, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Among the plaintiffs, two protesters faced minor charges that were quickly dropped—each accused of impeding a federal officer for slapping the agent’s phone from their hand—while the other two were charged with no crimes at all.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
  • That meant a pre-existing zero-tariff trade environment for exporters on both sides of the Atlantic was overridden, slapping new duties onto Scotch whisky and other spirits sent to America from Britain.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • For some Americans, yes A weather forecast issued on Monday by the NWS shows heavy snow socking the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region this week ahead of Thanksgiving, with some storms poised to strike on the holiday.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Chicago rookie Munetaka Murakami became the first player in major league history to homer in the first game of eight straight series, smacking a solo shot off Emerson Hancock (3-1) in the first.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • Chicago rookie Munetaka Murakami became the first player in major league history to homer in the first game of eight straight series, smacking a solo shot off Emerson Hancock (3-1) in the first.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Summer is knocking at the door.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • Not a dog barking or a feral cat knocking the lid off the garbage.
    Ellen Bass, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • They are accused of using several ruses to force their way into people’s homes, assaulting unsuspecting residents and holding them hostage for their own money, and demanding access to their crypto accounts.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
  • Cole Allen, who was shackled and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, pleaded not guilty to attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, transporting a firearm across state lines and assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon.
    Peter D'Abrosca , Jake Gibson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • There was all these swatting incidents.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
  • The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was the target of a swatting call the same day as the Villanova incident.
    Laura Fay, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Cuffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuffing. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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