shagging

Definition of shaggingnext
present participle of shag

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shagging
Verb
  • At the time of the attack, the children were leaping into the water off a 20-foot rock in the eastern Sydney suburb of Vaucluse.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Ambitious Mars is leaping into your 11th House of Groups, urging you to immerse yourself in friendly groups.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The waiting game For years, people have managed to evade arrest by skipping work and outings for days until agents move on.
    Julie Watson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Modeling Recovery and Boundaries Sustainable performance depends on rest, yet many managers signal the opposite—working through weekends, answering emails at midnight and skipping breaks.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Mars is bounding into your partnership zone, which invites assertive boundary talks that protect your generous spirit while keeping agreements fair for all involved parties.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
  • There might be nothing more adorable than the sight of a fluffy puppy or kitten bounding around the corner to surprise its new owner.
    Terry Ward, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Ian Moore backhanded a loose puck out of the Anaheim zone, springing Poehling on a breakaway.
    Oc Register, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
  • While weather models could change, schools around metro Atlanta are also springing into action to be ready for a serious situation.
    Dan Raby, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • With the enthusiastic Sun loping into your 9th House of Mental Expansion, curiosity is about to become your best guide.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
  • This addictive, loping track is one of the best and strangest songs from the artist’s fifth album.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • A couple years ago, another runner spent the better part of 12 months jogging every street in Manhattan, a 750-mile endeavor.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Barker was seen jogging in a video the organization shared on Instagram, which showed a high turnout of runners from various age groups.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The area is so nationally notorious that the Border Patrol chose it to stage an invasion here in July, complete with a literal cavalry of agents trotting down a soccer field where kids usually play while National Guard troops sat inside armored Humvees on Wilshire Boulevard.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Starring Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Pope, Anthony Ramos and Ashton Kutcher, The Beauty explores the secret, privileged and dark realms of vanity and perfection-seeking within a globe-trotting crime thriller backdrop.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The commercial begins with a Clydesdale foal greeting the morning by galloping out of their stable into the fields.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
  • No jacked-up, galloping warriors wielding bow and arrow.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Shagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shagging. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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