kiting

Definition of kitingnext
present participle of kite
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Verb
  • All along the far side of the canyon, a cluster of dots began to wink on, like fireflies cavorting in a field.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Just a few weeks earlier, Miguel Angel Garcia Medina, 31, had been cavorting with his four children at their Arlington, Texas, home, meeting his 8-year-old daughter for lunch at school and giddily planning the arrival of their fifth child.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • And while there are multiple sequences showcasing Michael (played by his real-life nephew Jaafar Jackson) frolicking with his beloved chimpanzee Bubbles, the allegations of pedophilia against MJ are never once mentioned.
    Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Grogu adorably taps Pascal’s helmet amid a tense battle moment, and later the little guy has other cute moments like sneezing and frolicking down a flight of stairs.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The outcome was one few anticipated, with Gray Davis romping to victory in the Democratic primary, then winning the governorship in a landslide.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The outcome was one few anticipated, with Gray Davis romping to victory in the Democratic primary, then winning the governorship in a landslide.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But what’s equally important to him is seeing non-Iranians dancing to Iranian music.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 May 2026
  • In a video shared on Instagram by Elite Event Robotics, a business that rents human-like robots for events, a child-sized robot could be seen dancing at a Southwest Airlines gate.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • The Diplomat, Slow Horses, and Paradise all feel like worthy nominees, but the fact that these three crowd-pleasing geopolitical conspiracy yarns have such overlap in their themes is going to keep any one of them from leaping ahead as a winner.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 May 2026
  • The Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang has taken over a gargantuan room to house his 2006 piece Head On, consisting of 99 life-size sculptures of wolves leaping ferociously through the air.
    Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • Some are whimsical, like a handful of bunnies hopping on a trampoline.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • Spend a couple of days checking out Pike Place Market (don't miss a cup of mac and cheese from Beecher's), going to the top of the Space Needle, and visiting the Museum of Pop Culture before hopping aboard a ferry and getting away from it all.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • The following year, the Swiss Mad watch—sporting a case made from a composite infused with real Swiss cheese and a red fumé dial echoing the Swiss flag—mocked the loose standards behind the Swiss Made label, which require only half a watch’s components originate in the country.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 2 May 2026
  • Larry Birkhead also joined in on the theme, sporting a statement jacket from Philipp Plein, as noted in the caption.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • When the 12-year-old girl gets out of the car still holding her phone, the officer immediately starts frisking her.
    Carol Thompson, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Four dolphins appear to be frisking in the shallows at that location.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2016
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“Kiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiting. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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