high-hatting

present participle of high-hat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-hatting
Verb
  • As was ever the case, the Babe returned fire, answering the heckles by mocking the Cubs players and disdaining their fans.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Being in this soundstage on this massive studio lot that was quite empty, in and of itself, felt a little bit isolating and a little bit sad.
    Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 1 June 2026
  • Protect your energy without isolating yourself.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Perpetrators of this attack weren’t born hating Muslims.
    Zainab Chaudry, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2026
  • There’s some really funny stuff in the script about Diamond hating Waymo and TikTok.
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • After initially rejecting a sanctuary city designation and related proposals, the council later adopted a broader resolution aimed at protecting immigrant communities.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 29 May 2026
  • The act also is seen as a symbol of rejecting evil and a commemoration of the Prophet Ibrahim’s rejection of temptation when the devil tried to dissuade him from submitting to God’s will.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • From disrespecting local customs and getting pickpocketed to forgetting to reapply sunscreen and overpacking, European tour guides have truly seen it all.
    Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026
  • When a referee is missing calls and clearly disrespecting the players, almost mocking them, they must be held accountable.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • There is also more cutting required of bloomed flowers to initiate another flush, and more cleaning up and cutting secondary branches in spring.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
  • Barr rightly notes that current capital standards were already near the low end of what academic research identifies as optimal; cutting further tips the balance toward fragility, not strength.
    Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • While there are dismemberments and other bits of gruesome violence to be found in the film, Badlands is largely aimed at endearing its audience rather than repulsing them.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Fans are accusing her of snubbing Clark.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • But Minogue is catching flack from multiple angles for challenging Healey to debates while snubbing numerous requests from fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Shortsleeve, who made the ballot with just over 15% of the vote at the convention.
    Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
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“High-hatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-hatting. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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