Thesaurus results for MOSEYING

moseying

verb

present participle of mosey

as in strolling

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 moseying There were more than a dozen giraffes moseying in the early morning sun, their stature made all the more astounding by their unexpected multitude. — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026 Sara Westfall's 5-year-old daughter was the first to spot Rex moseying down the sidewalk. — Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026 Cue that John Williams theme because dinosaurs are moseying across your screens again. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025 Spend a quintessential small-town day moseying through the local shops and boutiques on historic Main Street. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024

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For gardens, Shosei-en is a quiet surprise so close to Kyoto Station that most visitors walk right past it, a strolling garden of ponds, bridges, and teahouses that makes a perfect first or last stop in the city.

— Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
In summary, anyone already planning to order a thermal-invisibility cape and spend the evening strolling unnoticed past infrared cameras should put the grappling hook back in the cupboard.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 July 2026

Definition of strolling

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The 39-year-old continues to defy logic with his otherworldly performances, sauntering around in opposition territory before bursting into life and inflicting maximum damage.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The visuals of fighters warming up inside the White House and sauntering down the Truman balcony, many wrapped in the American flag, was an unusual spectacle indeed.

— Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 15 June 2026

Definition of sauntering

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Video footage showed crowds of people, mainly Moroccans, walking around the breakwaters at Tarajal beach onto local roads.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Used gently before walking, stretching or massage, tapping can be a useful ritualistic prompt to move—but it shouldn’t be mistaken for a treatment in itself.

— Chloe Burcham, Vogue, 30 July 2026

Definition of walking

Verb

And the wandering king’s son and heir, Telemachus (Tom Holland), is convinced his father is still alive and sets off to find him.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Natalie, meanwhile, finds Zack wandering back toward the house, unharmed, having simply walked out of rehab.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

Definition of wandering

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