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hurdling

verb

present participle of hurdle
1
as in leaping

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2
as in overcoming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdling
  1. leaping
  2. overcoming
  3. skipping
  4. surmounting
  5. jumping
  6. throwing
  7. bounding
  8. conquering
Verb
  • Herbert repeatedly connected with Ladd McConkey early in the game, and later found him for a touchdown, but that option disappeared near the end of the third quarter when the standout receiver suffered a chest injury while leaping to make a catch.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • From its uppermost floors, people were leaping out to their deaths, windmilling in terror toward the concrete below.
    — Kurt Loder, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaping
Verb
  • This design continually reflects the laser inside the stream via total internal reflection, overcoming the need for focal-point or Rayleigh-length adjustments.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Augusto, Marrero, Hernández and countless others have little choice but to figure things out which, in Cuban parlance, means overcoming whatever obstacle is placed in their way.
    — Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of overcoming
Verb
  • On Sunday, the plan appeared no more complex than hoping that Bruno Fernandes or Kobbie Mainoo could produce a miracle pass or, in the first half, that Marcus Rashford could generate momentum by skipping past defenders.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Tourists are skipping the gift shop for konbini snacks, celebrity smoothies and private-label finds, and the retailers are paying attention.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of skipping
Verb
  • After being out-skated early, the Ducks settled into their skates, surmounting both shot and goal to deficits to run the shot count to 24-17 and even the score, 2-2, through 40 minutes.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 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
Definition of surmounting
Verb
  • Pitts saw a woman and a man standing at a window of one of the towers holding hands, and then jumping.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • With the Yankees trailing the Tampa Bay Rays in a tight AL East race, Judge insisted on jumping straight back into big-league action.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of jumping
Verb
  • Season five ended abruptly after a video leaked of Taylor Frankie Paul throwing a stool at her ex Dakota Mortensen and almost hitting her daughter.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Do military guys have a history of throwing grenades into Port-o-Lets?
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of throwing
Verb
  • The sound of a teenager bounding down the stairs of our home.
    — John Biemer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For now, though, the puppy who once came bounding into CBS Texas is growing up right before our eyes.
    — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of bounding
Verb
  • Speaking of those chickens, Schreiber—whose fear of poultry started as a child, when his hippie parents moved the family to a commune in Canada—seems to be successfully conquering this particular anxiety.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
  • John Deacon, Queen The members of Queen were magpies who could throw just about anything, from opera to rockabilly, into their world-conquering arena rock.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of conquering
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“Hurdling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurdling. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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