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

These sneakers are cushioned and intensely supportive, suited for anything from roadside jogging to gym reps, to heading out for a long, leisurely walk with a friend. —Annie Blackman, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026

Farke, 49, was shown a red card by referee Peter Bankes after jogging onto the Elland Road pitch and confronting the match officials following the 1-0 defeat. —Ali Rampling, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Gripping the football with fingers covered in Filipino tribal tattoos extending in a sleeve up his arm, Koy looks across the expanse of emerald green turf at his son jogging toward the south end zone of the Inglewood stadium on a recent afternoon. —Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026

Jokic was jogging up the floor without the ball after Oklahoma City scored when Dort stuck out his right leg and tripped him. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026

Six years after 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in a Brunswick, Georgia, neighborhood, supporters gathered on the Atlanta BeltLine to honor his life with a run in his memory. —Leondra Head, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026

The Urban Glide 3 feels less like a specialty jogging stroller and more like a do-it-all rig built to handle adventure with little ones. —Erica Zazo, Outside, 20 Feb. 2026

Flagg did not participate in Thursday’s practice at the University of Minnesota and spent most of the open 15-minute period jogging and sprinting under the instruction of Geoff Puls, the Mavericks’ head strength and performance coach. —Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026

Bryant was the man police identified as responsible for attacks on women who were all jogging in the same area, during the summer of 2025. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026