kiting

present participle of kite

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiting
Verb
  • Contreras tagged Randy Rodriguez’s hanging slider in the bottom of the ninth, cavorting around the bases while his teammates spilled out of the home dugout.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
  • As a member of the gentry, Thomas is crossing class lines by cavorting with the fishermen who work for his father-in-law.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • Because of the tides, you’re forced to slow down and savor the waterfalls pouring into the ocean, cliffside beaches, forests, fog, sea lions, elephant seals, and otters frolicking not far off your path.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The trio lets their imaginations drift, stretching out ideas of structure and frolicking with unexpected arrangements, often midsong.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With a more complete team, the Ravens looked much more like their usual selves, romping to a 30-16 victory in which every facet of the team shone.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Like a romping rhino, the Supersports skirted the limits of decent behavior with an urge to charge every now and again.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Everyone was dancing, sweating out their edges, and singing every word.
    Sandy Pierre, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
  • After the announcement, Musk celebrated the vote on a stage at the shareholder meeting, dancing and laughing alongside a pair of robots.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The clip, posted to TikTok on November 1 by the canine's owner under @theweeniebrosdr, shows the black and tan shorthair dachshund, named Dior, leaping onto a toilet seat at his Florida home, and appearing to urinate directly into the bowl.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Roberts’ leaping grab on the side of the end zone on second-and-goal to capped a 76-yard drive and a perfect first half of passing by Trujillo.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • But what about potential customers who may be leery about hopping into a vehicle without a human doing the steering?
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The pair found a construction cone nearby and lowered it into the water, hopping the raccoon could cling to it.
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The series offers Whitford his latest opportunity to express general bemusement with the American political process, this time sporting a bushy white beard, and Whigham his latest opportunity to be an uncouth bull in an otherwise genteel china shop.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The music video is a single shot of Welch in the back of a car, singing along in a suit, sporting shades and a cigar, both mocking and inhabiting the position of male dominance.
    Grace Byron, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This addictive, loping track is one of the best and strangest songs from the artist’s fifth album.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
  • One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Kiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiting. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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