KITING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

kiting

verb

present participle of kite

as in cavorting

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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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On Wednesday, the actress took to social media to share a series of photos of herself frolicking around the Santa Monica Pier in a brunette wig while enjoying an afternoon with her best friend.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
For Wolf, frolicking in mud is both literal and metaphorical.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of frolicking

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Mark Stone had a goal and two assists, and the Vegas Golden Knights extended their strong start by romping past the slumping Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Some cases over the last month include a bear that entered an arcade in Fraser Valley, a bear that went romping through an Aspen restaurant, and attacks at a Rio Grande National Forest Park campground and inside a condo in Durango.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of romping

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The clips of the event that surfaced show male dancers in cowboy hats dancing and stripping on stage, reports the Daily Mail.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Sure, Jenna is a pro and Alan is a great partner, but chemistry takes time to build and still these two are dancing as a unit by Monday night.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

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The team assembles, jumping off lifeguard towers, leaping over beach patrons, and, of course, running and diving in slow motion to make the rescue.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
After Mesa's homer gave the Rays a 4-2 lead, Anthony Volpe appeared to hit a two-run shot against Griffin Jax with two outs in the bottom half as a fan reached over the left-field wall and caught the ball over the glove of a leaping Mesa.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of leaping

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The Italians have their evening passeggiata, and Spaniards practice the splendid art of the tapear, hopping from tapas joint to tapas joint in search of satisfaction and tipsiness.

— Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
The researchers developed four main control policies for driving, wheelies and hopping, flipping, and jumping.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of hopping

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The act applies to event tickets for public concerts, theater shows, sporting events and similar activities at venues with a capacity of over 200 seats.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
But toward the end of the seventeenth century, sporting artists also began to take on commissions from pet owners, creating art that celebrated dogs who were valued purely for their relationships with their owners.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 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

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