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
  • Pippa Middleton embraced a breezy summer look while attending Wimbledon in London.
    — Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • There is nothing more unfair to the board and the attending owners than when one or more owners hijack a meeting with unruly behavior.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Definition of attending
Verb
  • In wooing Franklin to Blacksburg, Foster, Babcock and members of the Virginia Tech board of visitors needed to convince him that the Hokies were ready to get back in the game after sinking toward the bottom of the ACC in athletic spending.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • My fingers are crossed for their wooing success, but only time will tell.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of wooing
Verb
  • The ruins of Dungeness, a 59-room, 37,000-square-foot estate house dating to the mid-1880s, once owned by Thomas Carnegie, brother and business partner of Pittsburgh steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.
    — Jennifer Peebles, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
  • Bloomberg reported in May that gyms are replacing bars in Gen Z's social and dating lives, describing London's Third Space operating more like a members' club than a fitness facility on a Friday night.
    — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of dating
Verb
  • Emergency measures are working to stabilize an under-construction, high-rise building in Midtown Manhattan after its two support columns buckled, sparking concerns of a partial collapse, officials said.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Both films premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, with The Invite sparking a major bidding war; it was eventually picked up by A24 for $12 million.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026
Definition of sparking
Verb
  • Alberta has been courting hyperscale data centers as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure surges.
    — Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026
  • China has hosted World Buddhist Forums since 2006, courting monks from across the globe.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of courting
Verb
  • This means taking out of taxable buckets first, and then IRAs and 401ks later.
    — R.J. Cunningham, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Progressive candidates also prevailed in state legislative races Tuesday night, taking out two incumbents.
    — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 2 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 13 Jul. 2026.

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