cuffing

present participle of cuff

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuffing
Verb
  • Miami's defense has struggled to keep opponents out of the end zone, allowing 27 points per game, but the offense has struggled just as much punching it in themselves, with the Dolphins only scoring 20 points per game, both of which rank in the bottom third of the league.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Videos shared on social media showed federal agents pinning a man to the ground and punching him in the head.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Remove the skin, and rinse before chopping.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Finely chopping and cooking firm vegetables helps.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The van reaches home ground and no one talks and the only sound along that final stretch is El Camello slapping himself to scare away mosquitoes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • First, rather than slapping a latex mask and makeup on Schuster-Koloamatangi, performance capture technology is used to have Dek’s face come alive with the actor’s expressions.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • An arrest warrant has been issued for a high school football player accused of intentionally smacking one of his opponents on the head at their game, according to investigators in North Florida.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In the season four premiere of Mayor of Kingstown, co-creators/writers Hugh Dillon and Taylor Sheridan waste no time smacking viewers with a sense of doom and gloom.
    Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The right words can open doors the heart’s been knocking on for a while.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Once the buzz starts, fringe brands come knocking.
    Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Martinez and Ruiz were present in court Wednesday and both have entered not guilty pleas to a federal charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
    Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Dunn is charged with assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating and interfering with a federal officer.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to the various homecoming shootings on HBCU campuses, several schools have fallen victim to swatting hoaxes aiming to foster confusion and chaos among the community.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • When Schneider had had enough and put Mason Fluharty on him in the fifth inning with the Blue Jays up 4-2, Ohtani waited out sweeper after sweeper before swatting one out to left center to bring home a run.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
  • After an incompletion on third down, McCashland’s 25-yard field goal attempt was no good, hitting the right upright with 17 seconds remaining in the half.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Cuffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuffing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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