dining out

verb

present participle of dine out
as in messing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dining out
  1. messing
  2. boarding
  3. grazing
  4. snacking
  5. supping
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  • There was something a little therapeutic about messing it up.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 June 2026
  • No one can match her depth and passion to get vengeance on Krem of the Yellow Hills for messing with her family — a sentiment Cancers understand.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of messing
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  • His thoughts postgame weren’t on boarding a bus for the 2-hour, 15-minute ride back to southeast Kansas.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Officials said the bullet passed through the teen and struck a second person, a 40-year-old man who was boarding the train with his bicycle.
    — Nicole Alarcon, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of boarding
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  • A shot to her back and a bullet grazing her skull led to medical complications and her ultimate retirement from the Army.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • While the Griffiths were in a carriage on their way to the grave of Tina’s recently-deceased mother, someone fired a gun at them from another carriage, grazing Griffith’s head.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of grazing
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  • Eating Too Much or Too Late Eating a large dinner or snacking too close to bedtime can cause a rise in blood sugar that may last all night, especially if the snack is high in simple carbs.
    — Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
Definition of snacking
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  • Four hours earlier, fans exiting the train station the back way are supping pints and chatting in the sunshine of Bridge Street East.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of supping
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“Dining out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dining%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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