moseying

present participle of mosey

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of moseying Spend a quintessential small-town day moseying through the local shops and boutiques on historic Main Street. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moseying
Verb
  • The expansion will add new areas for strolling and hanging out.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Cape May is not only scenic but a perfect beach town, with a promenade for strolling or biking and a myriad of excellent restaurants serving local seafood.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The latest scramble completed, punctuating the next step in searching for a program-defining victory, Kelvin Durham took both hands and turned them into makeshift ear muffs while sauntering to the sideline.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Rushing enjoyed every last bit of it, sauntering up the first-base line before discarding his lumber and starting his trot, soaking in the biggest swing of his first months as a Dodger.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Carry This entails holding weight while walking, which helps to improve posture and stability, strengthens grip, and works the shoulders, upper back, core and hips.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Caiman was found wandering as a stray and suffering from demodectic mange, a skin infection that left him hairless and pink.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • On the streamer’s biggest hit, Game Changer, a competition show in which the premise changes every episode, Wysocki has managed to nurture intense parasocial bonds with Dropout’s fans by showcasing his personality as a chillass wandering spirit.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Daedone, using the hashtags #ErosOnTrial, #EroticJustice, #liberation, and #womenspower, frequently posted on Instagram, showing pictures and slow-motion videos of herself and Cherwitz, often flanked by female OneTaste supporters, striding into the courthouse.
    Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
  • He was also filmed confidently striding up to a group of several other dogs, engaging all of them in a game of chase in the water.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Moseying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moseying. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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