rucking

present participle of ruck

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rucking
Verb
  • Finally, whereas many concealers are prone to caking and creasing on my dry skin, Tarte’s buttery formula plumps fine lines instead of settling into crinkly areas.
    Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 17 June 2026
  • Light-diffusing pigments blur the look of dark circles, blemishes, and uneven skin tone with a soft-focus effect, while the proprietary Flex Form Matrix technology creates a breathable layer that moves with the skin throughout the day—without settling into fine lines or creasing.
    Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • The two folding chairs are also lightweight, yet sturdy enough to hold up to 350 pounds.
    Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
  • Samsung's folding phones are the market leaders for now.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • To cap it all off, participants will take on what is considered to be one of the world’s most mouth-puckering sour candies, Barnetts Mega Sour.
    Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • This one plays with puckering on both ends, along with a creamsicle color palette that’s ideal for setting on deck chairs and chaises surrounding the pool.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Moses Moody scored 23 points before crumpling to the floor with an apparently serious left knee injury late in overtime as the Golden State Warriors beat Dallas 137-131 on Monday night, extending the Mavericks' home losing streak to 12 games, their longest in 32 years.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Late on, with the game already won, James Garner and substitute Merlin Rohl chased Enzo Fernandez, sending him crumpling to the turf.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Prairie grasses and bonnet strings whip in the wind as the creak of wagon wheels carries across the rippling grassland.
    Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026
  • The revenue hit is only the visible half of the story; the same pullback is rippling upstream, into the fields, feedlots, and water tables that supply all that food.
    Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Dryer sheets soften and release wrinkles in fabrics that are prone to wrinkling, such as cotton and linen.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
  • As celebrity stylist Ron Jefferies suggested during my interview, try to stick with cotton fabrics and poly-blends to avoid wrinkling.
    Irene Richardson, InStyle, 17 June 2026
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“Rucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rucking. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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