moseyed

verb

past tense of mosey
as in strolled
US, informal to walk or move in a slow and relaxed way I think I'll mosey on over to the post office and see if the mail has come in yet. He moseyed up to the bar.

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Recent Examples of moseyed Elsewhere in the kitchen, two roaches scaled the wall over the three-compartment sink; two moseyed across a cookline table near the microwave oven; one climbed the wall behind the stove; and one went solo under a cookline table. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 The Nashville Predators moseyed westward for a California swing that started with a tie-breaking triumph against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, continued with another deadlock-loosening clash with the Kings on Monday and will wrap up versus the Ducks on Tuesday. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026 Many of the students moseyed over to Torero Stadium to take in USD’s 2025 football season opener against Cal Poly. — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 Kevin Costner's John Dutton may have moseyed on into the sunset. — EW.com, 17 Aug. 2025 The multicolored under glow on Motley’s Hellcat twinkled while attendees moseyed around the car, pointing fingers and asking questions. — Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025 Collin moseyed back to the ranch house and waited. — Jon Billman, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moseyed
  1. strolled
  2. sauntered
  3. walked
  4. wandered
  5. strode
Verb
  • Harry and Archie strolled ahead of Lilibet, who wore a floral dress with metallic sandals while touting a tiny purse.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 July 2026
  • The pair strolled holding hands around Soho and Washington Square Park.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of strolled
Verb
  • Hippos surfaced around us, elephants sauntered along the water’s edge, and an African fish eagle called overhead.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • The Princess Diaries actress proudly sauntered into The Albie Awards with her man on her arm back in 2023.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
Definition of sauntered
Verb
  • The king was said to have walked the perimeter at dusk and, like Ser Criston Cole, did not wear his mail hauberk.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Lindsay Pruitt gives him a hug while checking out this week’s edition of Sip City’s Wine & Chill Wednesday, having walked the 500 steps from her front door.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Definition of walked
Verb
  • After running away from home, Fig wandered nearly 30 miles before someone spotted her and the sheriff's department picked her up.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • So would pianist Jake Shapiro, tickling the ivories as one wandered, to the limited extent one was allowed to wander.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of wandered
Verb
  • Prosecutor Joel Seidemann strode briskly up the length of the courtroom’s center aisle with an accordion file under one arm and a line of eight younger colleagues rushing to keep up.
    — Laura Italiano, NBC news, 20 July 2026
  • Dressed in a graphic T-shirt and trousers to start, Kelly strode through Washington Square Park with eye-catching bleached tips.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Definition of strode

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“Moseyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moseyed. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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