Synonyms of jogging

jogging

verb

present participle of jog

1

as in trotting

to go at a pace faster than a walk

had to jog to catch up to them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trotting
• running
• sprinting
• skipping
• racing
• galloping
• speeding
• dashing
• hurrying
• tripping
• rushing
• leaping
• scampering
• zipping
• scooting
• scurrying
• hustling
• bounding
• loping
• bowling
• springing
• shagging
• cantering
• blazing
• blasting
• zooming
• tearing
• humping
• shooting
• hurling
• ripping
• coursing
• hastening
• buzzing
• bustling
• blowing
• hurtling
• scuttling
• whirling
• rocketing
• whisking
• bolting
• ramming
• jetting
• belting
• rustling
• pelting
• careening
• barreling
• bombing
• haring
• breezing
• cannonballing
• stepping (along)
• pattering
• hying
• footing (it)
• nipping
• legging (it)
• hoofing (it)
• hotfooting (it)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strolling
• shuffling
• sauntering
• ambling
• dragging
• lingering
• crawling
• shambling
• creeping
• lagging
• poking
• loitering
• dawdling
• trudging
• plodding
• dallying
• tarrying
• lumbering
• limping
• hobbling
• dillydallying

2

as in bobbing

to make short up-and-down movements

her purse was jogging against her hip as she walked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bobbing
• pumping
• shaking
• jerking
• swaying
• nodding
• wagging
• jouncing
• bobbling
• seesawing
• rocking
• swinging
• ducking
• wiggling
• jiggling
• wobbling
• oscillating
• undulating
• dropping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jogging

According to reports, Kraig initially encountered the bear while jogging ahead of his wife on the trail. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

After Gonzales, 19, completed the trip around the bases by jogging over home plate, words appeared to be exchanged with Spartanburgers catcher Cal Stark. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

Large wheels Jogging strollers’ wheels are larger than those of standard strollers, which makes jogging strollers roll along more smoothly. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

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

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