Synonyms of patrolling

patrolling

verb

present participle of patrol

as in guarding

to walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.) especially in order to make sure that it is safe

The squad had orders to patrol the area.

The border is patrolled by the army.

Related Words

• guarding
• protecting
• controlling
• safeguarding
• supervising
• overseeing
• operating
• shielding
• policing
• watching
• tending
• attending
• superintending
• managing
• governing
• regulating
• minding
• caring (for)
• conducting
• guiding
• directing
• presiding (over)
• running
• administrating
• stewarding
• shepherding
• chaperoning
• babysitting
• babying
• mothering

Dissimilar Words

• ignoring
• abandoning
• forgetting
• neglecting
• disregarding
• passing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of patrolling

The body of the latest female victim was discovered in Springs, which is part of Ekurhuleni, by a private security company that was patrolling the area on Sunday, police said. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Videos showed helicopters and military armored vehicles patrolling the base. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2026

Thursday, a police K-9 officer was patrolling the Community Center when a silver Honda entered the parking lot, police said. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Thursday, police officers were seen patrolling the area by car and on foot. — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

In the clip shared by Zentropa and sales rep TrustNordisk, Anne Sofie’s family tries to get on with life as usual, while a police car is patrolling in front of their home. — Annika Pham, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

The honorees’ stories span animals searching disaster sites, walking hospital hallways and patrolling one of the busiest cities in the country, along with people working to improve how animals are treated. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

On the same morning, a short drive away, a therapist who asked to be identified as Bre was also patrolling, having woken up to an alert on her phone about ICE activity at her daughter’s former elementary school. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Veilleux asked a police dispatcher whether officers already patrolling the area could keep an eye out for the group. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026