Thesaurus results for JINKING

jinking

verb

present participle of jink

as in weaving

to move suddenly aside or to and fro jinking here and there with remarkable agility, the thieving urchin frustrated all attempts to catch him

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Drone video released by the department shows the dog weaving behind the herd as dozens of goats move up the hillside and away from the helicopter's approach.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
McCollum has been praised for weaving multiple musical styles into his songwriting and crafting a distinctive voice that sets him apart from the country mainstream.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

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Grayson threatened to shoot her and Massey apologized before ducking down behind a counter and covering her face with what appeared to be a red oven mitt, the video shows.

— Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Gardner described various efforts by the Coliseum body — formally called the Joint Powers Authority — to discuss the Roots’ outstanding debt, accusing team officials of ducking those communications.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Definition of ducking

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Throughout the day, teenagers would dash onto the beach, dodging officers before diving back into the water.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Discovered in 2004 while traveling on an alarming potential collision course with our planet, the near-Earth asteroid Apophis is now better known as the best example yet of our world dodging a cosmic bullet.

— Andrew Jones, Scientific American, 30 July 2026

Definition of dodging

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Militarie Gun’s 20 Songs for 20 Dollars Tour is currently zigzagging across Europe.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 July 2026
Across the first two weeks of the tournament alone, Infantino reportedly logged more than 20,000 miles of air travel, zigzagging the continent aboard a private jet.

— Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

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