pouching

present participle of pouch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouching
Verb
  • Per People, the report reaffirms that Greenberg, a 27-year-old Philadelphia schoolteacher, died by suicide despite sustaining 20 stab wounds to her back, neck, and head, with a knife found protruding from her chest.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Deputy Thomas Zajac, first on the scene, found Heskett kneeling in the grass near the park’s Old Mill Trail, grasping a pocketknife protruding from his abdomen.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The mogul then posted a clip of herself poking fun at her look while getting final touch-ups of her face mask from her glam team at the Academy Museum gala.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But instead, teammate Nick Cousins was poking a little fun at Pinto’s contract situation and drew some laughs, including from Pinto himself.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Coiling is a procedure used to block blood flow to the aneurysm, which is a weakened or bulging artery wall, John Hopkins Medicine explains.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The amphibian slip-ons, crafted in glossy green rubber with bulging eyes perched across the vamp, were first introduced at JW Anderson’s fall 2023 menswear show in Milan.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Pouching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouching. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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