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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  • That region is the light-trapping outer boundary of the black hole known as the event horizon, which prevents us from ever seeing the singularity at the heart of the black hole or receiving information from it.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 July 2026
  • The car then overturned and submerged, trapping Lewis inside.
    — Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 16 July 2026
Definition of trapping
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  • The share sale follows a previous one in March, when Zaslav announced plans to sell about 4 million shares, netting more than $114 million.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 July 2026
  • The theater decorated its lobby in the style of the seafaring movie with netting on the ceiling and nautical props along the walls.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of netting
Verb
  • Scylla pounces, snatching members of the crew between her jaws.
    — Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
  • Kane spent more than a decade plugging away, loyally, at his first club, Tottenham Hotspur, a perpetual Premier League bridesmaid (or worse) whose name has become a byword for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
Definition of snatching
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  • The smoke has been an ongoing issue over the past week, with Marylanders grappling with the poor air quality.
    — Nicole Pilsbury, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026
  • Damascus has promoted Syria — still grappling with the aftermath of its own 14-year civil war — as a bastion of stability and has offered it as an alternative transit route for energy shipments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of grappling
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  • She was born five years after the record came out and was rapping along with Hov and the rest of the stadium.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • Phones came out when Lil Sobe did his endearing online bit IRL, rapping with his Ethiopian mom over TrapMoneyBiggie beats.
    — Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
Definition of rapping
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  • Permethrin is a spray that works on clothing and gear to keep ticks from grabbing you, but do not put it directly on your skin!
    — Amanda Roome, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • As recently as 2021, he was accused of grabbing the mother of one of his children and throwing her to the ground.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • Some people, however, take more than others, with cops and crooks snagging the lion’s share while ordinary people divvy up the scraps.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 July 2026
  • If this sounds like you, here’s some advice for snagging last-minute bargains.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 30 June 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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