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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jinking
  1. weaving
  2. ducking
  3. dodging
  4. zigzagging
Verb
  • Other toothbrushes have aimed to kill bacteria in a more direct, localized fashion by weaving antibacterial agents into their bristles.
    — Mike McRae, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • That decision also gave Al Mahmood an opportunity to root the film more firmly in the UAE, weaving local instruments, clothing and even songs playing with the names of different fish into the story.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of weaving
Verb
  • Singer said his opponent was ducking debates; Moskowitz said two was plenty.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The new business manager kept asking Darryl for his files; Darryl kept ducking him.
    — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of ducking
Verb
  • Going out means dodging every kind of weapon, including mines scattered everywhere.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • How could anyone in the military support a repulsive, draft-dodging coward who called dead soldiers suckers and losers?
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of dodging
Verb
  • Starting and ending downtown, the course took runners in a zigzagging pattern as far south as 35th Street in Bronzeville, as far west as Damen Avenue on the Near West Side, and as far north as West Sheridan Road in East Lakeview.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Released three years after the similarly freewheeling Nekkuja, the album bubbles over with interdimensional ambition and zigzagging ideas, anchored by her ability to command bewildering expanses of melody and form.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of zigzagging
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“Jinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jinking. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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