gallanting

verb

present participle of gallant
as in attending

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallanting
  1. attending
  2. wooing
  3. dating
  4. sparking
  5. courting
  6. taking out
Verb
  • Zhao Junjie, a chemical engineering student who said Saturday’s game was first time attending such an event, had a similar thought.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, were among the lucky guests invited to witness the nuptials, which were shrouded in mystery as even those attending were given little detail about the event.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Definition of attending
Verb
  • Nonetheless, the league did succeed in wooing major players like Rahm, Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka away from the PGA tour with massive monetary promises.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Goldman spent years wooing Musk, Solomon noted on an episode of Bloomberg’s Odd Lots.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of wooing
Verb
  • All a guy really needs to do to stand out in the dating scene is pay the tab and listen a little.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
  • After years of dating, including a brief split in 2007 that ultimately strengthened their relationship, William proposed during a trip to Kenya in 2010 with Princess Diana's iconic sapphire engagement ring.
    — Janelle Ash , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of dating
Verb
  • The organization further noted that the showcase created meaningful engagement with the material while sparking conversations around co-production, financing, distribution and international collaboration.
    — E'Ian West, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Doing so could serve the purpose of sparking other suitors into action.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of sparking
Verb
  • Those were the suitors who had taken over his home, courting his wife Penelope.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 30 July 2026
  • But by the time Charles began courting Diana in 1980, Charles and Camilla were still very much in touch—and likely very much still in love.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 July 2026
Definition of courting
Verb
  • Here are 3 better alternatives More Americans are taking out personal loans.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • This means taking out of taxable buckets first, and then IRAs and 401ks later.
    — R.J. Cunningham, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of taking out
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“Gallanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallanting. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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