GADDING (ABOUT) Synonyms: 28 Similar Words

gadding (about)

verb

present participle of gad (about)

as in wandering

to move about from place to place aimlessly he gads about town every Saturday, flirting and gossiping with various shopkeepers and locals

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gadding (about)

Verb

Here in Spring City a few experiences are essential, like digging into crossing-the-bridge noodles (guòqiáo mǐxiàn) and wandering the Dounan flower market, one of the largest in Asia.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
Voters didn’t elect Democrats to play secretive games, to plot and plan in the dark for future moves, or worse — to continue the status quo of wandering around in disarray as Republicans stay in lockstep.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of wandering

Verb

The pack of dogs had been roaming onto an oil field in Oxnard, traipsing onto private property and walking perilously close to vehicular traffic.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
The case went cold for six months until a detective recalled calling police about a Black man who was roaming in the Howard Beach neighborhood three months before Vetrano’s death, according to trial testimony.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of roaming

Verb

That microbudget indie, directed by Thompson and starring O’Sullivan as a drifting 34-year-old nanny in Chicago, won the Austin festival’s audience award and later earned a John Cassavetes Spirit Award nomination.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Nov. 2026
Its pilot repeatedly attempted to activate RTH, but the drone continued drifting with the wind.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of drifting

Verb

Located near the funky Fish Lane, Southside is the spot for dumplings and siu mai after strolling the museums of South Bank.

— Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
Take the Spy Museum, for example, which developed its own free walking tour because of the breadth of strolling space in the area and interest from both residents and tourists.

— Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of strolling

Verb

The Villa Vie Odyssey had been cruising the world for at least 755 days as one of only a handful of ships that offered passengers the opportunity to rent or buy long-term or even permanent residences on board.

— Reuters, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026
You may be used to seeing police cars cruising through your neighborhood or helicopters flying overhead.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of cruising

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

gadded (about)

gadding (about)

gadflies

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Gadding (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadding%20%28about%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of gadding (about)

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

impertinent

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

31 Useful Rhetorical Devices

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Longest Long Words List

The Words of the Week - Nov. 13

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes