hurdling

Definition of hurdlingnext
present participle of hurdle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdling
Verb
  • Sebastian Berhalter played an arcing free kick to the center of the area and Laborda put away a leaping volley.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The last-place Giants, who came in with a major league-low five homers, just missed a potential third long ball when Taylor Ward made a leaping grab at the left-field wall to rob Harrison Bader in the eighth.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Frank said the team could take pride in overcoming its dreadful start to come within a few victories of landing a higher seed that would have assured them a playoff spot, and posting its league-best 15th consecutive winning season.
    Janis Carr, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The Halos stormed through the playoffs to this franchise's only championship, overcoming a 3-2 series deficit to Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants to win the World Series.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The draw isn’t merely about skipping the commute.
    Lucy Jones April 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
  • For comets, sublimation of ices – when solid ice turns directly into gas, skipping the liquid phase – is the primary culprit.
    Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The transportation network, in hopes of surmounting its budget problems and offsetting rising labor costs, had increased last year what hotels paid annually by 5%, but did not want to go higher.
    Victoria Le, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The race starts and ends at the corner of Tait and Nicholson avenues, with the challenge of surmounting Cat’s Hill, which has a 23% incline.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Trips, events or even simple decisions often mean jumping between tabs and comparing options.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Tomato prices swung wildly in March, jumping 35 cents.
    Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The inning included a play at second base where Luis Arraez was kicked in the throwing hand by Dylan Beavers but remained in the game.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The Pirates also took advantage of Caleb Thielbar’s throwing error to score an unearned run off the lefty reliever in the 11th inning.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As soon as the door opens, Sadie jumps up to greet Koch before darting off to grab a toy, bounding back toward Koch with her tail still wagging.
    Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The latter maintains an exuberant push-and-pull between Rushen’s electric piano, bounding with lightness and dexterity, and her classmate Bobby Bryant’s blaring tenor saxophone.
    Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • One after another, the avatars of Democratic success in Georgia took the stage Saturday and were greeted like conquering heroes by hundreds of party faithful at the annual Carter-Lewis gala.
    Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Although Beijing has numerous options for conquering Taiwan, the most appealing for the Chinese military would begin with a partial blockade of the island, much like the one Iran imposed on the strait.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Hurdling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurdling. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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