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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
  • 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
  • Andersen in particular has struggled with such an aggressive role, where recovery pace and stomping channel defending are required to keep the shape.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 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
  • The Knights found their stride after the interception, marching down the field for 44 yards and relying on their ground game, with Watson, Landen Chambers, and Jenkins sharing the load.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Rutgers, with just a single yard of total offense to that point, woke up, marching 75 yards in response.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 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
  • This may be a one-off experiment, even if Netflix is treading into bold new territory.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That’s someone treading open water who has figured out that the only way not to drown is to never stop kicking.
    — Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of treading
Verb
  • 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
  • Likewise, in January, Disney's former chief executive Bob Iger hinted at the park's location in an Instagram post of him striding along the beach on Yas Island.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of striding
Verb
  • Between the pools, the beach, and the restaurant lineup, most guests could fill a week without stepping off property.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Ahead of the first Charlotte opening, Bolorin outlined key details on traffic coordination, store policies and what shoppers should expect when stepping inside the Ballantyne store.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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