Synonyms of herding

herding

verb

present participle of herd

as in driving

to urge, push, or force onward

the guards briskly herded us through the museum in order to prevent overcrowding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• driving
• shepherding
• running
• punching
• whipping
• wrangling
• spurring
• hounding
• pressing
• prodding
• exhorting
• goading
• prompting
• pricking
• flogging
• egging
• scourging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of herding

After years of herding his state’s liberal cats, Newsom treats the new breed of progressive ideologues—New York mayor Zohran Mamdani being the exemplar—as Johnny-come-latelies. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026

In a remote Somali pastoral village, two twelve-year-old boys, Waasuge and Warmooge, spend their days herding goats and playing. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Group events usually tend to involve a degree of herding cats, but not with those from Club GT. — Iain MacAuley, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026

The agent begins herding them toward the other side of the street. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

The father-daughter duo has set up shop ensconced in the woods, herding donkeys and so far evading the violence closing in on them from the outside. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026

Synopsis In a remote Somali pastoral village, 12-year-old boys, Waasuge and Warmooge, spend their days herding goats and playing games. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

The exemption was created in 2022 and later extended to account for the around-the-clock nature of herding work. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

As crews worked on the ground, a hardworking white sheepdog sprang into action, herding a nearby group of goats away from the landing area and helping keep the helicopter's path clear. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026