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noun

as in wooing

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verb

present participle of romance
as in courting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romancing
  1. wooing
  2. courting
  3. charming
  4. dating
  5. seduction
  6. attending
  7. massaging
  8. sparking
Noun
  • Bradley Beal, DeMar DeRozan, Donovan Mitchell, Damian Lillard and Kevin Durant — twice — all have been linked to Heat pursuits in recent years, none of the wooing reaching fruition.
    — Greg Cote January 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
  • And Mike's wooing was not initially reciprocated – Claire was married, divorcing her first husband, Rachel and Dayna's father, when Dayna was a baby.
    — Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Definition of wooing
Verb
  • Threatening Ithica, however, are a large number of suitors who are courting Penelope, who are operating on the assumption that Odysseus is dead.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Loathe don’t have to do this—they’re not 5 Seconds of Summer courting an edgy image by citing Nine Inch Nails as an influence, or Travis Scott and A$AP Rocky name-checking Björk on their undying quests to be validated as experimental artists.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
Definition of courting
Noun
  • Keep reading for more of our favorite charming finds below—all under $30.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of charming
Verb
  • All a guy really needs to do to stand out in the dating scene is pay the tab and listen a little.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
  • After years of dating, including a brief split in 2007 that ultimately strengthened their relationship, William proposed during a trip to Kenya in 2010 with Princess Diana's iconic sapphire engagement ring.
    — Janelle Ash , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of dating
Noun
  • The color is black, the material is leather, the seduction is beauty, the justification is honesty, the aim is ecstasy, the fantasy is death.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • Hurlbut agreed that the seduction of AI is its ease and accessibility.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of seduction
Verb
  • Zhao Junjie, a chemical engineering student who said Saturday’s game was first time attending such an event, had a similar thought.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, were among the lucky guests invited to witness the nuptials, which were shrouded in mystery as even those attending were given little detail about the event.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Definition of attending
Noun
  • For all of Clark’s massaging of Oakmont and his low favorability ratings, nothing will silence critics like Sunday’s final image.
    — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • Baby kale is delicate enough to use straight from the container—no massaging required.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of massaging
Verb
  • An infection characterized by severe diarrhea is sparking low-grade panic over produce.
    — Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 15 July 2026
  • These seemingly small actions can lead to dry grass ignition, potentially sparking a wildfire.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of sparking
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