helicoptering

verb

present participle of helicopter
as in orbiting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicoptering
  1. orbiting
  2. rocketing
  3. darting
  4. flitting
  5. catapulting
  6. jetting
  7. fluttering
  8. diving
Verb
  • Since January 2025, a portion of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been orbiting high above Earth, taking 26 days to complete one trip around the planet.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • When two galaxies merge, their black holes typically form a binary pair, orbiting each other at the center of the single postmerger galaxy.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
Definition of orbiting
Verb
  • Shares have fully recovered from a deep dive early last year, rocketing more than 40% in the past 12 months.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Buffalo Gap National Grassland is wide open in every direction—no trees, no buildings, nothing to blunt the gusts—and my bike zigzags, rocketing my stomach into my esophagus.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of rocketing
Verb
  • The site points out that dogs sticking their head or paws out the window could lead to them darting out or getting injured, and the brand says pets should be restricted to the backseat.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
  • Photos shared by the city on social media show the presence of law enforcement among the crowd, including a moment of what appears to be people darting from a firework going off near 23rd Street.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of darting
Verb
  • An airy, not-too-sweet vanilla like Taunt is the perfect encapsulation of a Gemini who’s always flitting from one topic of interest to the next.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 14 July 2026
  • Within moments, someone pointed out a starling flitting across the hazy sky.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Definition of flitting
Verb
  • The law was Walker’s signature legislative achievement, catapulting him onto the national political stage and spurring an unsuccessful attempt to recall him from office.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • Reilly’s legacy went beyond catapulting politicians into office.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of catapulting
Verb
  • To set the scene on the Monday after Fox's stunning victory, the New Zealander jumped on a plane in Manchester bound for London before jetting back home from Heathrow Airport.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
  • Just this week, the House passed a funding bill, a bill curbing congressional stock trading with voter ID requirements attached, a defense bill, and a budget bill setting up Iran war funding — before jetting for the summer on Thursday.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of jetting
Verb
  • The sky was alive with millions of fluttering shapes, congregating into clouds at random, occasionally turning into ribbons that wound through the trees.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • Both are excellent as women emerging from a pupa of damage and tentatively fluttering their wings.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Definition of fluttering
Verb
  • Respected directors are diving into the genre and creating masterpieces, but none of them seem interested in outer space.
    — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 26 July 2026
  • Even Netflix is diving in on a selective high-profile events such as Christmas Day NFL games.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of diving
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“Helicoptering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicoptering. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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