pungling (up)

present participle of pungle (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pungling (up)
Verb
  • Pastor Jeremy Tuck of Connection Point Church organized a free gas giveaway Sunday in Forest Park, handing out $20 gas cards to the first 250 drivers at a local RaceTrac station.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Stokes says that the company will be handing out seasoning mix packets in host cities in July.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • More than 1,000 Amazon shoppers snapped up the pants in the past month alone, doling out hundreds of five-star ratings in the process.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • Leavenworth With its Bavarian-style architecture, mountain views, and taverns doling out steins of German beer and traditional dishes like käsespätzle, this small town in central Washington evokes an Alpine village.
    Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Algeria deserved the win but all credit to Jordan for putting up such a fight.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Wallen is known for putting up insane numbers on Spotify, and that now includes the fourth song of his breaking the billion streams barrier.
    David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • In Britain, politicians are paying dearly for the pervasive sense that life is only getting harder and more expensive.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • Their legal dispute ended in a zero-dollar settlement, with neither side paying the other.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • However, the high court also ruled against the president’s attempts to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, offering the central bank more protection.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Starlink announced that the company is offering free internet access to Movistar customers in La Guaria state, and is working to also provide service to Digitel and Movilnet customers as soon as possible.
    Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
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“Pungling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pungling%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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