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
  • And typically, the extreme radiation around these stars totally strips the atmospheres from the planets orbiting them, so astronomers have wondered if planets orbiting these stars can have an atmosphere at all.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026
  • But a study in Wednesday’s issue of Nature describes observations of helium being lost from the atmosphere of an exoplanet orbiting the star LHS 1140, about 50 light-years away.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 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
  • 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
  • So far, the Pentagon has released three batches of files ranging from decades-old FBI reports to more recent military videos showing orbs darting or soaring through the sky.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 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
  • Pinned beneath her rotting legs in his recliner chair, Loftis narrowly escapes by yanking its lever, catapulting the hag over his head.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • That figure marked a roughly 12% increase in three days, catapulting crude prices to their highest level since June 15.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of catapulting
Verb
  • The walls of huts on dusty landscapes in the Lost Legends are weathered, characters' clothing is visibly dirty from jetting around the galaxy and helmets are battle damaged.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • My schedule as a travel writer involves year-round trips, jetting off from my home base in Paris to cover a hotel opening in Croatia or Madrid.
    — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
Definition of jetting
Verb
  • But Curls Ultra aren’t solely interested in resurrecting the mysticism of the past or indulging in the parties of the present, the occasional fluttering flute solo or boisterous sax line notwithstanding.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 26 June 2026
  • Red, black and gold flags are flying from car bonnets and fluttering on balconies, especially on matchdays.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of fluttering
Verb
  • Disney is diving into a series adaptation of the 2006 mermaid movie Aquamarine.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • Greenspan was on a flight when the Dow was diving by 508 points.
    — Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of diving
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“Helicoptering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicoptering. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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