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.

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for moseying

Verb

Beneath the balcony, this street, witness to and confidante of the entire twenty-three years of these young people’s lives, was languishing in the fragrant July night, densely thronged with strolling city dwellers even now.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
So after strolling through that same doorway Saturday, Mahomes picked up his phone, snapped some photos of the place and texted a few of them to his former teammates.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of strolling

Verb

The charter Girardeau sailed with was about four miles out and almost at the its trip when word of the hammerhead was radioed out — the crew decided to take a chance and sped up the coast 15 minutes to see the shark still sauntering in the sea.

— Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
Before sauntering down the stairwell to the dressing room, Stones stopped to sign autographs for fans in Inter’s pitchside hospitality suites.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of sauntering

Verb

The walking path leads past the animals to the property’s three cabins, giving larger groups the option to stay close while still having their own space.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
Some of my earliest memories are walking down the aerobridge with mum and getting to visit the flight deck.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of walking

Verb

The monumental Lady in Blue depicts a young Black woman striding forward with purpose in a blue dress and heels, her gaze directed ahead of her.

— News Desk, Artforum, 10 Sep. 2026
Likewise, in January, Disney's former chief executive Bob Iger hinted at the park's location in an Instagram post of him striding along the beach on Yas Island.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of striding

Browse Nearby Words

moseyed

moseying

moseys

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Moseying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moseying. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of moseying

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

heterodox

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Words of the Week - Oct. 2

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

Popular

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes