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getting off (on)

verb

present participle of get off (on)
as in enjoying
to take pleasure in he really gets off on being the person in charge of everyone else

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting off (on)
  1. enjoying
  2. savoring
  3. loving
  4. liking
Verb
  • Three gunmen barged into a small house in an impoverished neighborhood in South Africa and opened fire on a group enjoying a party inside, killing at least 11 people including a pregnant woman, police and local authorities said Wednesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Another shot showed Meghan, McKee Zajfen and Meghan’s longtime friend Marcus Anderson enjoying a game of mahjong and glasses of wine in the backyard.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of enjoying
Verb
  • Today, John Moffitt is running a growing, successful business, raising a young daughter, savoring the good days when things run smoothly, working through the days when the wireless gives out, or ingredients run out before the customers do.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
  • This leaves plenty of funds to spend on exploring some of the city’s most eclectic neighborhoods, savoring the culinary scene, wandering through world-class museums, and shopping at chic boutiques and galleries.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of savoring
Verb
  • For over a week now, my editor and I have been incensed about the Dodgers — and not in a fun, baseball-loving way.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • People are loving his new addition to the Resident Evil film canon.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of loving
Verb
  • For anyone considering the field, Carpenter emphasizes that success is about more than simply liking babies.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For now, however, what the numbers actually show is a world adjusting to the new reality of great-power competition, feeling forced to choose one side without the luxury of liking it.
    — Adam Y. Liu, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of liking
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“Getting off (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20off%20%28on%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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