gloving

verb

present participle of glove
as in roping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloving
  1. trapping
  2. netting
  3. snatching
  4. grappling
  5. rapping
  6. grabbing
  7. snagging
  8. snaring
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  • By adjusting the electron-trapping layer, the researchers could tune the device’s current recovery time across an approximately fivefold range.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The sticky asphalt also acts like flypaper, trapping any organism that falls in and providing scientists with evidence of a distant world.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of trapping
Verb
  • Many trout anglers let their catch swim free after netting it.
    — Matthew Brown, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But that didn’t stop KC from netting five goals, the most the team has scored in a game this season.
    — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of netting
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  • Google is snatching up more office space in the South Florida metropolis, just as its cofounders are buying million-dollar mansions right on the waterfront.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2026
  • Scylla pounces, snatching members of the crew between her jaws.
    — Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of snatching
Verb
  • Fans of celebrity bald eagle Jackie are again grappling with troubling news about her health, the latest downturn in an uneven recovery since her rescue near Big Bear Lake last month.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Part of the process included increasing the duration of the satellite’s thruster burns to get ready for the multi-hour firings needed while grappling the observatory.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of grappling
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  • All married slap bass to thrash guitar, but if most of their cohort alternated rapping and belting on the vocal front, Primus trotted out Claypool as more of a hyperliterate carnival barker.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The case began on June 17, when City of Miami Police officers watched a video of Lesteiro-Diaz rapping in Spanish while holding a laptop with money on it and wearing a call-center headset.
    — Ana Maria Soler, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026
Definition of rapping
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  • The popular set tends to sell quickly, so consider grabbing one while fall-favorite shades like dusty olive, terracotta, and mauve are still in stock.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Sophie Cunningham is grabbing the attention of women's advocacy groups.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • Jackson Yueill subbed into the match in the 59th before snagging his first assist of the season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Tasjan had reached an impasse after releasing 2024’s excellent Stellar Evolution and snagging a Grammy nomination.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
Definition of snagging
Verb
  • First baseman Michael Busch finished the play by reaching out and snaring Hoerner’s dazzling throw to complete the highlight and nab the speedy Salazar for the out.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
  • Pickens was even more dominant, snaring nine balls for 144 yards and a score.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
Definition of snaring
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