hurdling

Definition of hurdlingnext
present participle of hurdle

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Only in its third year, the fair has already more than doubled its exhibitors list since its first edition, leaping from 30 to upwards of 70.
    Katherine McGrath, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Consider the squirrel outside your window, leaping branch to branch, adjusting mid-flight for wind and flex.
    Nicole Fraenkel, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Whether a brave, thrilling but ultimately unsuccessful attempt at overcoming a seemingly impossible target of 254 to beat India and reach the T20 World Cup final will be enough to make up for England’s desperately disappointing winter.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • His big struggle was overcoming the same challenge most pitchers face after a long layoff.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • However, regularly skipping breakfast can negatively affect health.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Still, skipping the opportunity to repeat as world champ might provide a nice break for Liu, who has grown weary of the intense attention she’s drawn since winning gold at the Milan Cortina Games.
    Mercury News staff, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Thanks to older siblings and friends, permissive parents, fake IDs, and unethical sellers, some young people have always found ways to evade these bans, and similar tactics could work for surmounting a social-media ban as well.
    Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
  • But the eye-watering stake only led to 18 sales, averaging out at $1,500 each, surmounting to only $27,000.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When disagreements arise, acknowledge everyone’s different points of view before jumping to defend your ideas.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The former product instructor from the San Francisco Bay Area has ridden the tech wave throughout his career, easily jumping from Verizon to Fitbit to Workday.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • He is shut down from throwing for a couple of weeks, is scheduled to be reevaluated in two weeks and then start plyos at the end of March.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • True enough, and that’s because lawmakers have insisted on throwing money at problems by burdening Californians with some of the highest taxes in the country.
    Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Mars is bounding into your partnership zone, which invites assertive boundary talks that protect your generous spirit while keeping agreements fair for all involved parties.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Vin Baker did not want to return a conquering University of Hartford hero just yet.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Best of luck conquering the world today and, of course, do keep in touch.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Hurdling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurdling. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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