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
Verb
  • Many were built during a prison boom that started in the 1970s and were constructed with heat-trapping materials like concrete and steel.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Heavy rain has already flooded some roads in southern New Mexico, trapping drivers in cars until the waters receded.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of trapping
Verb
  • Still visible on Google Maps, but even in August 2021 there were signs of potential safety issues — barriers and orange netting on the side.
    — Sara Machi, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Solai Washington laid it off to McCutcheon, who struck it first-time into the side netting for the 1-0 lead just two minutes in.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 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
  • Many coastal communities are already grappling with the impacts of rising sea levels, like the coastal erosion eating away at the beach in San Clemente, California.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • While Europe is not currently grappling with outright shortages, global supplies are tight and prices have soared.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of grappling
Verb
  • The fresh songs saw Drake bounce from R&B to rapping and even had some country mixed in.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The controversial video, in which members of the K-pop supergroup are heard using the racial slur while rapping as teens, is discussed in the new documentary Always Lalisa.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of rapping
Verb
  • The catalyst was a headline-grabbing second-quarter loss of $154 million that likely sent trading algorithms to hit the sell button.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Lopez then attacked Hager, grabbing his holster, and the two men fought over the deputy’s service weapon, according to the arrest report.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • But centering a nearly dead Cathy Ames (Florence Pugh) is Kazan’s entire intention with this project, and snagging us with the image of her bloody body crawling toward the Trasks’ farmhouse is a tip of the hand toward where East of Eden is going.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For 49% off, snagging this Roborock 2-in-1 is a pretty clean decision.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of snagging
Verb
  • Dropping it onto likely pools without snaring the riverside vegetation required maximum focus.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of snaring
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“Gloving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloving. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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