shagging

present participle of shag

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shagging
Verb
  • Seattle’s Jordyn Huitema tried a header inside the penalty box that Sikowitz kept away from the goal with a leaping effort.
    Staff, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Soon, the camera cuts to two men trading punches and another leaping overboard before Doechii arrives, speeding up on a jet ski.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Huber added that parents often have to choose between a chaotic dinner, a peaceful dinner with screens, or skipping the restaurant altogether—and that each family’s choice is valid.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The whole staff is skipping into fall with an eye to adventure.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The trailer hints at a lavish production, with Sharpe playing a mischievous Mozart, bounding through a stately home and jumping to reach a chandelier.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Look for bald eagles perched in trees, tidepools gleaming with life, and dogs bounding through the surf.
    Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her new political thriller depicts a group of US government officials springing into action after a single missile is launched at the US.
    Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
  • One clip shows a man in a dark suit standing on the vessel’s side before springing into the water.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Perry has been loping around the world on this tour for four months.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Watkins grabbed the microphone and hyped up the crowd before jogging onto the field — but not too quickly, due to her present injury.
    Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Doku passes to O’Reilly, who passes back to Gvardiol while jogging towards the centre, pulling Walker and Tchaouna with him as Burnley attempt to compress space in the middle.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Deep in thought, the camera pans up to Hart's son Ryan, played by Michael Provost, trotting over to him on horseback.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But then, the globe-trotting tour acted as years of promo for the fans who weren't lucky enough to catch Swift's career-spanning show live, whereas the Life of a Showgirl film was announced a mere two weeks ago.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Within moments, a young female grizzly appeared from around a bend, galloping downstream 50 feet away.
    Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As Anne explains, the stable has opened, the horses are galloping out of it, and the AI revolution is here.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Shagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shagging. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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