HIGHBALLING Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

highballing

verb

present participle of highball

as in speeding

to proceed or move quickly trying to make up for lost time, the train just highballed through the station without stopping

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At first, people used drum machines as metronomes — to keep a drummer from speeding up or slowing down and to keep everyone on the same rhythmic wavelength.

— Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
That industrial network matters because increasing missile output involves more than speeding up final assembly.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of speeding

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Suppressing this same pathway produced the opposite result, limiting the ability to switch behavior, driving longer bouts of the repetitive behavior, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Prince William has remained silent ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved back to the UK, which is allegedly driving the Duchess of Sussex mad.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of driving

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While some of these undertakings are pegged to the country's 250th anniversary, critics have long accused the president of rushing to memorialize himself out of fear that no one else will.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026
And their struggles rushing seemed to seep into the passing game, allowing the Bruins to focus on the aerial attack.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of rushing

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Soon, crew who had been traveling on the plane stepped in to stabilize it, issuing a mayday call and seeking a place to land.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Two people died and one remains missing after a medical transport helicopter traveling from Catalina Island to the mainland crashed into the Pacific on Wednesday; two others were rescued and stable.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of traveling

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There are cities where rats are glimpsed at night, furtively scurrying into a dark corner or among the train tracks.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026
During the friendship arc, fans can see Hawkins High School, while in a darker moment, windows will be illuminated with the images of scurrying rats.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of scurrying

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