GROOVING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

grooving

verb

present participle of groove

as in scratching

to mark with or as if with a line or groove if you groove that piece of wood, we should be able to fit this smaller board into it

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as in blending

to form a pleasing relationship surprisingly, his flighty, artistic sensibility and her no-nonsense practicality groove together rather well

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Recent Examples of grooving Michael Goessling remembers being eight years old and grooving to The Doobie Brothers. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 On Labor Day 2025, Zohran Kwame Mamdani enjoyed Brooklyn’s West Indian American Day Parade, grooving on various floats as an assemblyman representing Astoria, Queens. — Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026 The band is a Midwest, R&B, Blues and grooving ensemble that has played at other Milwaukee venues, including the Summerfest grounds. — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Speirs began moving and grooving between innings, choreographing dances for each player’s walk-up song. — Abigail Dollins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 One of the video's most memorable sequences features Madonna grooving to the dance-pop track while riding a gondola. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Embodied by the O’Jays, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Lou Rawls, and others, it was grown-up and plush, but still grooving—the seedbed for the sizzle of disco, with an emphasis on Black pride. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026 But was Alicia suddenly having the time of her life grooving to this classic? — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 June 2026 Rinker, 71, had been wearing AirPods, grooving to oldies. — Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

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Verb

Lee is forever grunting and scratching and clearing his throat.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
People are advised to watch for signs of rodent activity including droppings, gnaw marks, scratching or scurrying sounds and rub marks along baseboards or around entry points.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated October 21, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of scratching

Verb

Flanking the still images, filmic shorts amplify the whimsical spirit of the campaign, blending real-life action with illustrated animation in spotlighting the brand’s accessories offering for the season.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
The blending magic is in the tapered base of the container, which creates an exceptionally powerful vortex.

— Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of blending

Verb

Months after filing for divorce from Vallow Daybell, Charles Vallow was fatally shot in July 2019 in Chandler by Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, whose claim of self-defense was later called into question by investigators.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Usually, prosecutors secure a grand jury indictment before filing charges.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of filing

Verb

In a corresponding move, the Panthers promoted outside linebacker Nick Hampton off the practice squad.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
Some people wore stickers displaying the number 13, corresponding to the digits Lula voters punch into the electronic voting machines, while others the number 22, representing Flávio Bolsonaro at the polls.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of corresponding

Verb

Neither of them knew how much work lay ahead, and Don was a perfectionist, scribing each new board to fit as snugly as a puzzle piece against the irregular stone walls.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the game has increasingly moved from scribing per se to revenue-cycle management, where health systems can see the financial payoff.

— Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Definition of scribing

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Charges say the video shows Buckney renting a shooting lane at the gun shop under his name and correlating with a customer account number.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
What does Open Command do and not do in terms of correlating with pitcher quality statistics?

— Eno Sarris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026