jitterbugged

Definition of jitterbuggednext
past tense of jitterbug

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jitterbugged
Verb
  • The K-pop boy band Cortis arrived with an entourage of handlers and bopped around to their own music; the trance DJ Armin van Buuren got stony-serious on the topic of his new, piano-only album.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Their original band artwork projected as a backdrop — cats at drum sets, birds holding guitars — as the campers bopped their heads and performed their original songs.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Empty boxes were stacked along a side wall in the locker room as players shuffled in and out to pack up a season’s worth of shirts and jerseys and cleats and memorabilia.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • First, the sophomore shuffled back into coverage after showing A-gap pressure to intercept a Bryce Underwood pass over the middle of the field, ending a key fourth-quarter drive.
    David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The zebras pranced, all frisky energy; the elephants, lumbering and mournful, trailed behind with their ancient thoughts.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Colette pranced by, her curls dangling in a ponytail.
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Teigen strutted down the black-and-red carpet in black patent-leather D’Orsay pumps with dainty ankle straps.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The rest of the parade went and members of the string bands played and strutted without props.
    Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Jitterbugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jitterbugged. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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