kiting

verb

present participle of kite
as in cavorting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiting
  1. cavorting
  2. frolicking
  3. romping
  4. dancing
  5. leaping
  6. hopping
  7. sporting
  8. frisking
Verb
  • Euphoric players cavorting in disbelief, long-suffering fans crumpling to their knees in tears, commentators’ voices cracking at the drama of it all.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • McGinley photographed models cavorting naked (always naked) through sand dunes in the Mojave Desert and pine forests in Vermont, in a frigid ice cave in upstate New York and perched above a rushing waterfall in Tennessee.
    — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Definition of cavorting
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  • This is a world of movers and shakers, and the plots have a frolicking quality that feels complementary to the Bob & Earl song that inspired the title of the first book, Harlem Shuffle.
    — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Nothing etches itself in your heart quite like the memory of watching a pack of energetic African wild dogs frolicking, a lioness and her cubs dozing on the Kalahari with your own kids tucked in close.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026
Definition of frolicking
Verb
  • The Knicks had piled up massive scoring margins while romping through the Eastern Conference playoffs, then were just good enough in the two games in San Antonio.
    — Brian Mahoney, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of romping
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  • Mizuno herself was a ballet dancer and trained at the Royal Ballet School before dancing with companies including English National Ballet, Dresden Semperoper Ballet and Scottish Ballet.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • And going back to movies, the Michael Jackson biopic Michael turned a cinema screening into a concert-like experience, with viewers singing, dancing and transforming the theater into an impromptu dance floor.
    — Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of dancing
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  • Pogačar answered those questions on Alpe d’Huez, leaping from the peloton at the foot of the climb in a bid to catch the breakaway, three and a half minutes up the road.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Jorge Soler was hit by a pitch and Grissom sent a line drive off the right-field wall that eluded a leaping Jordan Walker.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of leaping
Verb
  • The party has since passed stiffer rules that are intended to prevent states such as New Hampshire and Iowa from hopping the line in the future.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • Vogue’s Guide to Styling Canvas Shoes Designers are hopping on the trend too.
    — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 23 July 2026
Definition of hopping
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  • Fans will be dreaming of who this mystery player could be and, crucially, will have genuine belief sporting director Johan Lange, director of football operations Raphael Moersen and chief executive officer Vinai Venkatesham can pull the deal off.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • In February, the actress was spotted in Los Angeles with film producer Josh Lieberman sporting a short, shaggy haircut that enhanced her natural texture.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of sporting
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  • By 2011, the New York City Police Department was stopping and frisking nearly 700,000 people a year, mostly in neighborhoods that were home to poor Black people and Latinos.
    — Elizabeth Glazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • More than a decade ago, a federal court found that the New York City Police Department had been unconstitutionally stopping and frisking Black and Hispanic residents.
    — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 May 2026
Definition of frisking
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“Kiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiting. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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