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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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  • Continue reading … DOWNTOWN DISASTER — Construction rig collapses onto vehicles in Miami, trapping 2 workers and sparking fire.
    — , FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In the northern Rocky Mountain states of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, gray wolves have been delisted since 2011, resulting in new opportunities for hunting and trapping.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of trapping
Verb
  • Now officially part of city pickup, their Food Waste Collection Program grew from 9,000 to 12,000 households in the most recent fiscal year, netting 1 million pounds of compostable material.
    — Emily Staunton, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Repetitive motifs in various shapes were her trademark, resembling netting, swirls or worms, but most often dots, dancing proudly on her canvases or as sparkling balls or dots of light in her installations in all their vibrant, psychedelic glory.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of netting
Verb
  • Not just college kids, but Others cheering for Texas’ football team and snatching up Texas’ degrees.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • London — Images of masked men riding along London's streets on mopeds or electric bikes and snatching phones straight out of the hand of unsuspecting tourists and locals have gone viral in recent years.
    — Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of snatching
Verb
  • Liverpool are grappling with the demands of Andoni Iraola’s philosophy, and that has meant playing at a higher tempo.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The district is grappling with a $222 million structural deficit, and its unrestricted contribution to special education has more than doubled since 2018-19.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of grappling
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  • Smiling, nodding her head, dancing on her own, rapping along to her own song.
    — Jason Sheeler, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Often rapping over drumless loops, Elsesser took inspiration from Yasiin Bey and the late Ka, the Brownsville MC and producer who spent his days as an FDNY captain and nights as a pillar of hip-hop’s avant-garde.
    — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of rapping
Verb
  • The burger eventually went viral, grabbing the attention of corporate, which put a stop to it, Eater reported in 2013.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Springshot urged the court to pause Spirit’s data sale until a transparent forensic process establishes that none of the data Google is grabbing is actually owned by third parties.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of grabbing
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  • There are people like Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy snagging headlines for multi-million dollar payouts.
    — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Whether your suitcase needs an upgrade or your travel wardrobe could use a seasonal refresh, there are plenty of steep markdowns worth snagging before Labor Day weekend comes to a close.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of snagging
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  • 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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“Gloving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloving. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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