hoofing

Definition of hoofingnext
present participle of hoof

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Verb
  • Eight hours later, Gabriela came kicking and screaming into the world.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Even complex motions like dancing or kicking a ball appear controlled rather than forced.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Those still using a 486 for one reason or another will still be able to run older Linux kernels and vintage operating systems—running old software without emulation or virtualization is one of the few reasons to keep booting up hardware this old.
    Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Mission specialist Christina Koch noted an issue with booting up the part of Orion’s waste management system that collects urine.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Hoofing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoofing. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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