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

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

In California, for example, rice farmers are paid to flood their fields during key weeks of the year, for the use of migrating birds. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 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. — CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

Whale watchers, meanwhile, should consider late March, when migrating gray whales travel north along the Oregon Coast toward their summer feeding grounds. — Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026

The trees and water provide critical habitat for migrating birds where previously only a dry riverbed and brush awaited them. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2026

In addition to nutritional and cultural value, wild rice beds create habitat for fish, filter pollutants and nutrients out of the water, and provide food for migrating birds. — Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Will games keep migrating away from traditional TV and toward Big Tech? — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026