shawling

Definition of shawlingnext
present participle of shawl

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shawling
Verb
  • Rain washed out qualifying Saturday, and the gray, overcast sky served as a fitting background for the somber mood enveloping Charlotte Motor Speedway and its 1½-mile track.
    Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • The feeling is organic and involving, just as the sound of the voices is intimate and enveloping.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • In 2025, soon after closing its merger with Skydance, Paramount clinched a 7-year deal with the UFC as the mixed martial arts circuit was wrapping its deal with ESPN.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 June 2026
  • Cullen is accused of transporting his mother's deceased body from Lee County to Charlotte County, wrapping her in a rug, weighing it down with cinder blocks, and disposing of it in the river.
    Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • The sidewalls connect the beads to the tread, enclosing the tire’s body.
    Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
  • This was not so much about wrapping key players in cotton wool but also enclosing them in bubble wrap, doing everything to avoid injury.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • Acer used a Corning Gorilla Matte Pro screen coating to reduce glare in open offices or outdoors.
    John Burek, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
  • The texture is medium-full and velvety, coating the palate in a slow, even wave.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Flowers completely cover the needle-like foliage, carpeting the garden in vibrant pink, purple, and violet-red blooms.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
  • During the rainy winter and early spring months, otherworldly photos of the park make the rounds online, showing brilliant yellow, pink, and purple blooms carpeting an otherwise lunar landscape.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Congressional leaders, wired to protect their own and afraid of upsetting their narrow margins, are famous for shrouding ethics investigations in secrecy and dragging them out for years.
    Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Advertisement Israel has bombed oil depots in Tehran, shrouding the city in toxic black smoke, and attacked Iran’s South Pars gas field.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Whipping winds can quickly spread the flames, and with the dry brush blanketing hills across South Orange County, minutes matter.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
  • Prepare for sensory overload at this clattery Malaysian spot with loud lighting and photos of dishes as stark as mug shots blanketing a wall.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
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“Shawling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shawling. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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