JOGGING Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

jogging

verb

present participle of jog

as in trotting

to go at a pace faster than a walk had to jog to catch up to them

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as in bobbing

to make short up-and-down movements her purse was jogging against her hip as she walked

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Recent Examples of jogging In the clip, a person is seen slowly jogging through a town and in the woods, a field, and other natural settings. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026 In a letter obtained by TMZ, Hostin argued her son mistakenly entered the property while jogging after spotting what appeared to be a gravel incline suitable for hill training. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 High-intensity running also dropped, while jogging and walking increased. — Alan McCall, New York Times, 11 July 2026 His jogging dispatches have become a fixture on LinkedIn with nearly 50 running videos filmed in the past year. — Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026 Ohtani paused on his follow-through, his lips pursed, before jogging up the line. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 Nearby in Tribeca the same day, Kelce was spotted jogging solo through the streets. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 Kelce apparently also is in New York, as a fan shared a photo said to be of him jogging. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 And Bericoto, to the bewilderment of everyone, put his head down and started jogging to second, apparently thinking Haase had struck out. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 June 2026

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In the end, Nolan made his production a truly globe-trotting affair, spanning six countries across 91 days.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
The arduous, globe-trotting shoot, helmed by director Christopher Nolan, took Matt Damon and the cast to locales around the world Greece, Morocco, Iceland, Scotland and Italy.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Definition of trotting

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Guidry, at the prow, raised the lantern, revealed in the circle oflight a bobbing tangle of sargassum weed, a swimming snake, a child’s cloth doll.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Their long, droopy tails would likely pull them downward and send their snouts bobbing up.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

Definition of bobbing

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Much of the generation that keeps the lights on today is running years past the service life it was built for.

— Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
After the 19-year-old soccer star helped lead the Spanish men’s national team to victory over Argentina on Sunday, July 19, his little brother, Keyne, could be seen running straight into his arms and screaming with joy over the win.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Definition of running

Verb

In this way, simple cheapness becomes the rationale for pumping yet more carbon emissions into the atmosphere to import lumber produced through the destruction of overseas forests.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
With Saudi Arabia pumping more oil through its East-West pipeline into the port of Yanbu, any Houthi attacks risk about 4½ million barrels of oil per day.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Definition of pumping

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Lopez met with The Club’s HOA board to discuss safety concerns that homeowners said were caused by overcrowded units, such as a shaking elevator that dropped multiple floors and water leaking into hallways.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Republicans would emphasize border security and an economy that was finally shaking off years of high inflation.

— Jill Colvin, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Definition of shaking

Verb

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also advises against twisting or jerking the tick.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 15 July 2026
Watching their relationship devolve (never more so than when their sperm donor, a rakish, motorcycle-driving restaurant owner played by Mark Ruffalo, enters the scene) is most definitely a tear-jerking experience, as is the film’s final scene.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026

Definition of jerking

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