sallying

verb

present participle of sally
as in jumping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallying
  1. jumping
  2. tackling
  3. charging
  4. trapping
  5. mugging
  6. attacking
  7. capturing
  8. assailing
Verb
  • The Lilly Chocolate Suede, meanwhile, is a deeper hue of chocolate brown decorated with jumping lazy hearts.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Even sharper swings shook the bond market, where yields have been jumping worldwide to their highest levels in years or even decades, which threaten to slow the economy.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of jumping
Verb
  • Finally, planning and coordination are useful for tackling ambitious problems in math, programming, or any other domain.
    — Geoffrey Irving, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Spain’s government on Friday lost two key votes to ratify a package of emergency measures aimed at tackling the nation’s housing affordability crisis, while protesters marched on the parliament demanding help for renters.
    — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of tackling
Verb
  • One of the consultants, Denver transportation attorney Brett Butzin, billed almost $130,000 for flights in a single year while charging almost $600 an hour for his services.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • At the Meta Connect conference in September, Mark Zuckerberg (the human one) said that the company will eventually make money by charging a small commission for the agent’s transactions.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of charging
Verb
  • The draft management plan, on which the department seeks comment, proposes lifting the moratorium on hunting or trapping bobcats.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Access holders say the fence has created significant problems, including trapping wildlife and diverting water from community irrigation ditches.
    — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of trapping
Verb
  • Mean-mugging white classmates who, in turn, were sheepish and chastened.
    — Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • And yet, Simon Farnaby is perhaps most recognizable for mugging his rather expressive and jovial face, usually beneath a crop of untamed curly hair, across a series of scene-stealing comic cameos.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of mugging
Verb
  • Murtis of the goddess Durga depict her astride a lion and attacking Mahishasura.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The president appeared to be attacking Andrews, a biological woman, over her alleged support of gender transitions for minors and transgender athletes in women’s sports.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of attacking
Verb
  • DuVernay makes history organic by capturing how the very texture of people’s lives was changed by the law.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Thinner fibers would allow researchers to embed more sensing elements into garments, potentially capturing finer details of body movement.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of capturing
Verb
  • The German leader countered that the far-right party won't win a majority in the country, assailing its stance toward Ukraine and rhetoric on migration.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The German leader countered that the far-right party won’t win a majority in the country, assailing its stance toward Ukraine and rhetoric on migration.
    — Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of assailing
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“Sallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallying. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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