palling (around)

verb

present participle of pal (around)
as in traveling
to come or be together as friends they began to pal around after discovering that they both had kids on the same soccer team

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palling (around)
  1. traveling
  2. hooking up
  3. associating
  4. messing around
  5. running
  6. connecting
  7. mixing
  8. joining
Verb
  • Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir will lead an official delegation traveling to Tehran on Monday, Iranian state television reported, citing Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Early Friday morning, rock band Buckcherry was involved in a car crash while traveling for its Roar Like Thunder Tour.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • Schroeder’s sister Georgi Aubin and Clark’s friend Rob Evors denied sleeping together in the season, but were caught on a hot mic talking about hooking up for months.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The mood is already ruined after you get busted hooking up in a bar's bathroom.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of hooking up
Verb
  • On the one hand, associating Russia with the Eurasian steppe is a political move.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • His sensitive book-hound son Emiliano (Lorenzo Urso) is Giuliano’s best friend, but Sebastiano forbids him from associating with the Arca family.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of associating
Verb
  • And, the school wasn’t messing around with the secretiveness of the open practice for those who either received a ticket or media members in attendance.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The buckle on the Jordan clogs is a great touch, and the arch support isn’t messing around.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of messing around
Verb
  • Mendoza saw the defense was in man and made an aggressive decision to throw to Deven Thompkins running a corner route.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But despite resigning less than six months ago, Cherfilus-McCormick is running again this year.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of running
Verb
  • The narrow, 50-mile artificial waterway cuts through the Central American country, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and saving time and fuel along the shorter transit route.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • During Wednesday’s practice, York was perfect on all five of his field-goal attempts, connecting from 34, 44, 42, 55 and 60 yards.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of connecting
Verb
  • Jahan is a proponent of strategically mixing in all kinds of different textiles.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026
  • After mixing, chill the gelatin in the refrigerator until cold, but not set.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixing
Verb
  • The Flock fallout is expanding with Hopkinton, Massachusetts, joining the growing number of Commonwealth communities turning off the technology that uses cameras to scan license plates and record details like a car's make, model and color.
    — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Jenna Bissonnette has been hired as Managing Director, working out of the NYC office, with Jenna Galan joining her on the East Coast as Director, Talent and Partnerships.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of joining
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“Palling (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palling%20%28around%29. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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