goose-stepping

verb

present participle of goose-step
as in stomping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose-stepping
  1. stomping
  2. trudging
  3. stamping
  4. marching
  5. plodding
  6. treading
  7. striding
  8. stepping
Verb
  • Handclaps, stomping percussion and a communal chorus create the kind of infectious energy that naturally gets people moving.
    — qygwork, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The clip then pans to a warm fire, and someone, presumably Meghan, stomping in rain boots in the mud.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of stomping
Verb
  • Hawke remembers his 19-year-old self trudging through snowy Alaska for White Fang.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Half of the game's length is swallowed up by me trudging from point A to point B while characters yap endlessly about the current goings-on.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of trudging
Verb
  • That car became a rally staple, training a generation of drivers, including the French legend Jean Ragnotti, and stamping its double white stripe into motorsport folklore.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
  • This metal punch press mold functions like slices of bread in a sandwich, stamping hot plastic sheets into lightweight thermoplastic aircraft doors.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of stamping
Verb
  • Back then, with no off-ramp in sight in the Middle East, oil was marching higher, stoking inflation fears, and bond yields went along for the ride.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Many English, Welsh and Scottish people and most Irish people remained Catholic and thus opposed to the official religion, but the state churches were marching steadily away from them and toward fundamentalist revolution.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of marching
Verb
  • The film is instead, in its strange and sometimes plodding manner, a call to simply sit and think about the contradictions of human character.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to sizzling 115-degree days, Las Vegas’ famous resorts and casinos are plodding through a tourism slump.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of plodding
Verb
  • Videos also show survivors jumping from a rocky island and swimming to Coast Guard rescue swimmers treading rough seas.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This may be a one-off experiment, even if Netflix is treading into bold new territory.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of treading
Verb
  • Rossi is deeply inspired by Umberto Boccioni’s Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, the Futurist sculpture of a figure striding forward, its body fragmented into aerodynamic forms that suggest speed and movement.
    — Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The monumental Lady in Blue depicts a young Black woman striding forward with purpose in a blue dress and heels, her gaze directed ahead of her.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of striding
Verb
  • The combination of Rykman's extended jams, psychedelic light show and joyous energy made the concert feel less like simply watching a band perform and more like temporarily stepping away for the normal day-to-day.
    — Steve Spaleta, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • And yet, what reaction is more gratifying than residents of all stripes stepping outside to do something about it?
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of stepping
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“Goose-stepping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-stepping. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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