Synonyms of migrating

migrating

verb

present participle of migrate

as in relocating

to move from one place to another

Every fall, hundreds of college students migrate to this town.

Related Words

• relocating
• traveling
• resettling
• emigrating
• journeying
• touring
• trekking
• transferring
• tripping
• defecting
• voyaging
• pilgrimaging
• wandering
• roaming
• peregrinating
• hopping
• roving
• gallivanting
• traipsing
• knocking (about)
• road-tripping
• perambulating
• jaunting
• rambling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of migrating

Casting apps from your phone, migrating a task from your phone to your laptop with a single click, accessing your phone files on your laptop, and getting your phone notifications on your laptop all work well. — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

People are also migrating to the city from rural regions, in search of jobs and sometimes, ironically, a better water situation. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

The biggest challenge will likely be educating viewers that the Emmys are no longer on broadcast, and migrating an audience to Prime Video. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

What to do about the daily pile-up Mail, keys and reusable bags have a way of migrating onto kitchen counters and staying there. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Ahern’s use case — the same lamps migrating from bathside to kitchen counter to summer garden — is the tell. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

The Democratic Obama and Biden administrations banned leasing on roughly half the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, which is home to wildlife such as caribou and polar bears and provides habitat for millions of migrating birds. — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

According to Charles Seabrook, by the end of September, about 15 million to 20 million birds (including those coming from places north) may be migrating over Georgia during a single night. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Native American groups have argued that the construction could inhibit their ability to practice their faith and is damaging important religious sites while environmentalists worry the wall will cause flooding or keep animals from migrating. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026