shagging

verb

present participle of shag
as in leaping

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  1. leaping
  2. skipping
  3. bounding
  4. springing
  5. loping
  6. jogging
  7. trotting
  8. galloping
Verb
  • After Mesa's homer gave the Rays a 4-2 lead, Anthony Volpe appeared to hit a two-run shot against Griffin Jax with two outs in the bottom half as a fan reached over the left-field wall and caught the ball over the glove of a leaping Mesa.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The father, throwing his children out of the window of their burning home, leaping out after them and taking the lead bullets with his own body.
    — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaping
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  • But research shows that skipping your first meal of the day could lead to greater blood sugar spikes later on.
    — Trista Chan, HEALTH, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Avoid skipping meals, and eat adequate amounts of nutritious whole foods.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of skipping
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  • Clear blue skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus, where a cool breeze is wafting by and the official mascots are bounding about the grounds in search of critters.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The old ranch hand cut a surprisingly sprightly figure in his warehouselike clinic, bounding from room to room.
    — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of bounding
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  • Shelton springing east and west along the baseline, showing a rally tolerance and return strategy that lasted for hours.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In practical terms, that means no falling back in November and no springing forward in March.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of springing
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  • Typical is a homeowner’s video from the other day of a coyote loping down a driveway in DeKalb’s Glendale Courts area.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Gradually, though, dubby hand percussion rises up from the deep, and soon a truculent, alien-sounding riff and loping dancehall cadence spin the compass point back toward Batu’s Bristol.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
Definition of loping
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  • That’s why his five fellow umpires made a point of patting him on the back or shoulder before jogging to their positions for the first pitch.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • More energetic outdoor activities include swimming in the saltwater pool, walking or jogging on the Deck 15 track, paddle tennis, golf cages, and a mini-golf course.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of jogging
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  • For well-heeled, globe-trotting diners, Noma offered an escape from modernity and the sensation of communing with something more elemental and earthbound.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Jeon Do-yeon, who plays the family’s matriarch, is colorfully slinky as a globe-trotting party widow, a vain, compulsively seductive narcissist who macks on her daughters’ men like a Real Housewife given a villain’s edit.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of trotting
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  • Explore See latest videos, charts and news Now, banjoists Steve Martin and Alison Brown have welcomed a collection of fellow bluegrass artists to give the track a galloping bluegrass spin.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
  • We were greeted at the gate by three galloping horses and over a dozen hounds, who gracefully led us to the castle, where we were met by the delightful staff.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of galloping
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