Synonyms of sashaying

sashaying

verb

present participle of sashay

as in strutting

to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements

the svelte young models sashayed down the catwalk with practiced insouciance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strutting
• prancing
• stalking
• striding
• swaggering
• shuffling
• stepping
• tiptoeing
• mincing
• sweeping
• traipsing
• parading
• flouncing
• treading
• lurching
• promenading
• padding
• pacing
• staggering
• shambling
• pussyfooting
• lumbering
• pounding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sashaying

Gazza with a sashaying run in his own half and a ball straight to Lineker’s feet. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 18 June 2026

Jimmy Kimmel Live star Guillermo Rodriguez will be sashaying his way across the ballroom floor this fall, Disney revealed on Wednesday night. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 June 2026

After her victory, news cameras captured her sashaying in blue while pumping her arms in jubilation. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 6 May 2026

Kim had a major runway moment during Audigier's Fall 2007 show, sashaying in this floral minidress and an on-the-moment arm cuff. — Emily Kirkpatrick, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026

Understand Substorms The aurora isn’t sashaying at full blast all night. — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026

RuPaul’s Drag Race is sashaying to the big screen with a camp runaway train thriller as the MTV drag queen competition series continues to expand its storytelling universe. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025