shawling

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
  • The Truck was actually designed with wrapping it front of mind, explaining the boxy shape.
    Sara Lacey, The Drive, 25 June 2026
  • With Endgame's story wrapping here, attention is already turning to the next Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 4.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The animal farm had a two-meter-high fence enclosing it, half of it underground.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
  • Always leave one side open and ensure ventilation when enclosing outdoor equipment.
    Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Thick colonies are already coating boats, piers and pipelines.
    Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • Standing before it, Khalaf saw how the wall of the adjacent building had toppled onto the ground floor, flooding the shop with rubble and coating everything with a film of fine gray dust.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 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
  • Clamminess blanketing your hands.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • The crowd spilled over to Le Bar, with its cerulean fabric swirls blanketing the ceiling, a nod to the hotel’s haute couture history.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • 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 27 Jun. 2026.

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