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
  • Still energy proved infectious, with the dugout jumping up and down while greeting him with a line of high-fives.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • After jumping out to a 3-0 first inning lead in game one, starter Justin Wrobleski gave up four home runs, leading to a 10-5 blowout loss.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of jumping
Verb
  • The two crew members — one Greek and one Danish national — died when their helicopter collided with another near the seaside area of Psatha while tackling the fire that started Friday morning.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Lisa Su, the CEO of $748 billion tech giant AMD, also believes that tackling challenges head-on is the best advice she’s ever received.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of tackling
Verb
  • Allen was blanketed in coverage, a linebacker in front of him and a safety charging from behind.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The charging document also cited one of the many messages Dumarce sent to Cole, including some previously cited by Cole that included threats with pictures of her children.
    — Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of charging
Verb
  • Authorities kept the affluent, forested Cap Ferret peninsula mostly empty because a nearby hot spot could flare again, threatening its limited road access and trapping residents and tourists.
    — Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Heat domes act like a lid on a pot, trapping and enhancing hot air beneath them.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of trapping
Verb
  • These are pictures of everyone competing at the tournament, wearing their nation’s kit, usually posing pretty seriously, but occasionally mugging for the camera.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Anticipating that someone might tip off TMZ about his presence at Disney World, the Republican Florida senator Rick Scott posted a photo of himself mugging for the camera there.
    — Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of mugging
Verb
  • Iran has bombarded several of its neighbors’ data centers, and the United States responded by attacking one of Iran’s.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • That’s in stark contrast to their arachnid cousins, spiders, whose females that tend to be violent, attacking and eating the males.
    — Christa Lesté-Lasserre, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of attacking
Verb
  • In fact, there are twelve notes (to be specific), all handpicked by master perfumer and fragrance expert Jérôme Epinette capturing a range of floral, fruity, and earthy.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 July 2026
  • This involves a dual-camera setup capturing practical footage for the side walls, augmented by CGI.
    — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of capturing
Verb
  • The race partly revolved around the war in Gaza, with Lander assailing Goldman for not being critical enough of Israel.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • Rabb was propelled by a constellation of progressive groups, charting a path to victory partly by assailing his own party as listening more to donors than voters.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Definition of assailing
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