haltering

verb

present participle of halter
as in roping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haltering
  1. grabbing
  2. snatching
  3. capturing
  4. trapping
  5. collaring
  6. snagging
  7. seizing
  8. corralling
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  • Because of the abyss that comes into play in the mid-30s at RB, grabbing a RB (or two) in the first three tiers is crucial.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The 35-year-old actor is often photographed doing deeply ordinary things around Manhattan—grabbing coffee, running errands, walking to wherever—wearing outfits that shouldn’t always work but somehow do.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 30 July 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • Google is snatching up more office space in the South Florida metropolis, just as its cofounders are buying million-dollar mansions right on the waterfront.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2026
  • Scylla pounces, snatching members of the crew between her jaws.
    — Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of snatching
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  • In fact, there are twelve notes (to be specific), all handpicked by master perfumer and fragrance expert Jérôme Epinette capturing a range of floral, fruity, and earthy.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 July 2026
  • This involves a dual-camera setup capturing practical footage for the side walls, augmented by CGI.
    — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of capturing
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  • Heat domes are sprawling areas of strong high pressure that act like a lid on the atmosphere, trapping heat underneath and squelching clouds and precipitation with their sinking air, resulting in thousands of excess deaths in Europe alone.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • On Wednesday, July 22, Abdoulaye Dieng died from asphyxiation after trapping his head between a mirror and an iron bar at the Luz do Brás daycare center in São Paulo, Brazilian outlets O Globo and G1 reported.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Definition of trapping
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  • At least one wolf died during a collaring operation, according to previous Bee reporting.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • The collaring project aims to give insight into pup survival, and causes and rates of mortality.
    — Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Definition of collaring
Verb
  • Jackson Yueill subbed into the match in the 59th before snagging his first assist of the season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Tasjan had reached an impasse after releasing 2024’s excellent Stellar Evolution and snagging a Grammy nomination.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
Definition of snagging
Verb
  • The aforementioned Löw and Scaloni worked as assistants before seizing the top jobs with their national teams, others – such as Didier Deschamps – have developed that know-how over multiple tournaments before striking gold.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Maduro disrupted her appearances by seizing sound systems or shutting down electricity.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of seizing
Verb
  • To see Kyra on a bullhorn corralling massive crowds at BravoCon was truly a sight to behold.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
  • Sixth District Council member Johnathan Duncan praised the traffic officers for doing the dangerous job of corralling traffic at the busy airport.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
Definition of corralling
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“Haltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haltering. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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