Thesaurus results for LURCHING

lurching

verb

present participle of lurch

as in swaying

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the room lurched with every jolt of the earthquake

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as in staggering

to move forward while swaying from side to side dressed in his zombie costume, the boy lurched down the street in his quest for Halloween candy

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Recent Examples of lurching By the end of the lengthy, lurching first act, the entire eight-person cast is onstage. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026 After a handful of supremely mellow releases that blended lurching ’90s breakbeats with wintry, Mazzy Star-like songwriting, their third album dives into a vat of mercurial distortion and slippery, all-consuming bass. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026 Irvine, who was commuting home from his job as a technician in a dark blue Volkswagen hatchback, came to an abrupt stop in free-flowing traffic, lurching to the far-right lane. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 In 1932, Carlos (Milo Quifes) is a young man in Grenada at a time when Spain is lurching uncomfortably towards an ever-increasing spiteful intolerance of homosexuality. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 Maybe this is what the Chargers are — lurching, sputtering and unable to consistently move the football, despite an offensive overhaul packed with lofty expectations. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 One more try and the orchestra slides up the expressive contrast a few notches to intensify the feeling of lurching from mood to mood. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 There followed an uncomfortable, lurching ride in a rickety old coach. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The United States, which had been lurching toward entry in the Second World War, was suddenly and inescapably thrust into global conflict. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

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Foliage rustles in the autumn wind here, and where there aren’t corn husks swaying, there are flat, lonely expanses of dirt where crops have been harvested.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Las Palmas, for one, is a touch more private, surrounded by swaying palms and with a view of the ocean from the top deck.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of swaying

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The decision to set that tone staggering through all 10 minutes of the extended cut might scan as raw inspiration, placing Spacemen 3 on a narrow band from La Monte Young and Terry Riley to some brilliant dro)))ne future.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
As the deli’s surveillance video rolled, his client went from calmly standing at the counter with a bottle of Gatorade to staggering to the floor, clutching his leg and tearing at his pants.

— Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of staggering

Verb

At night, our tent offered a fragile haven from the elements, rocking back and forth like a ship in the violent winds that Werba had predicted.

— John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026
The news sent markets rocking wildly, with investors worrying he could be forced to step down — a move that could trigger even more volatility.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of rocking

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For the most part, this was a second consecutive solid performance by a group that will likely undergo major personnel shuffling all season.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
That's because astronomers have discovered two husks of two zombie planets shuffling through the gory remains of what was once their planetary neighbors around a long-deceased star, or white dwarf.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of shuffling

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Other toothbrushes have aimed to kill bacteria in a more direct, localized fashion by weaving antibacterial agents into their bristles.

— Mike McRae, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
That decision also gave Al Mahmood an opportunity to root the film more firmly in the UAE, weaving local instruments, clothing and even songs playing with the names of different fish into the story.

— Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

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