quirting

Definition of quirtingnext
present participle of quirt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirting
Verb
  • When washed with ethanol, the hydrogel appeared transparent, hiding the image entirely.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Wild forward Nico Sturm has been breaking in his Team Germany skates at a few Minnesota practices, and joked about hiding his on-ice moves from NHL teammates that may be foes in Italy.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The company’s leadership was too focused on slashing costs and not enough on investing back into its brands, particularly at a time when consumer tastes were changing.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2026
  • And now Tom Pohlad is expecting a competitive team to be built from that rubble while simultaneously slashing payroll by another $30 million.
    Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Martinko recommends hanging a paper calendar on your wall, switching to a paper planner, and writing out grocery lists and meal plans in lieu of turning to your digital device.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
  • In the phase two trial, patients started on weekly injections of the drug for 12 weeks before switching to once-monthly dosing.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Milwaukee is absolutely flailing, as Doc Rivers teams do when the end is near.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, after spending billions of dollars to hire AI experts last summer, Meta appears to be flailing in its efforts to produce new models out of the company’s new Superintelligence Labs.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Vance often has served as an attack dog for the administration, including lashing out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an Oval Office visit.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Chappell took to social media to vent some of her ire, lashing out at the Biden administration.
    Alexandra Rockey Fleming, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said earlier Monday that his caucus would have a discussion on the contempt resolutions later in the week but remained noncommittal on whipping votes against them.
    Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The safer one involved whipping once around the moon’s far side and then relying on lunar gravity to slingshot the spacecraft back to Earth.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Examples include a husband having the legal right to restrict his wife’s travel and employment, unequal divorce rights and punishment for appearing in public without a hijab ranging from fines to prison time to flogging.
    Ellie Austin, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Others have called out the boring marketing campaign based around flogging variants in order for Swift to finally beat the record for the biggest opening sales week for a female artist in history (currently held by Adele, which she is likely projected to break).
    Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This is a gradual self-tanning lotion that helps reduce the appearance of cellulite with ingredients such as collagen, elastin and caffeine from green tea.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • They are created by taking a lamb or sheep pelt and tanning its hide—that would be the sheepskin part of the equation—while also shaving down its wool, aka, the shearling, to a uniform length.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Quirting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirting. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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