Synonyms of sprinting

sprinting

verb

present participle of sprint

as in trotting

to go at a pace faster than a walk

he sprinted off to class so as to avoid being late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trotting
• jogging
• running
• racing
• galloping
• hurrying
• speeding
• skipping
• dashing
• rushing
• leaping
• tripping
• scampering
• scurrying
• scooting
• zipping
• bounding
• hustling
• loping
• springing
• cantering
• blazing
• bowling
• zooming
• tearing
• barreling
• bolting
• blasting
• hurling
• careening
• hurtling
• rocketing
• scuttling
• humping
• whisking
• hastening
• ramming
• ripping
• coursing
• buzzing
• shagging
• jetting
• shooting
• blowing
• bustling
• pelting
• belting
• whirling
• rustling
• breezing
• bombing
• cannonballing
• haring
• nipping
• pattering
• hying
• stepping (along)
• footing (it)
• legging (it)
• hoofing (it)
• hotfooting (it)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strolling
• shuffling
• sauntering
• dragging
• ambling
• lingering
• crawling
• shambling
• creeping
• lagging
• poking
• dawdling
• loitering
• trudging
• plodding
• tarrying
• lumbering
• dallying
• limping
• hobbling
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sprinting

Olivia launches her second escape by bludgeoning one of her captors with a metal pipe, grabbing his gun, and sprinting toward the red prison door. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

The image is powerful — a dog sprinting across green grass, the quintessential picture of canine happiness. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Salah intercepted an Argentine attack to spark a lethal counter, sprinting down the field before picking out Hassan. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

In the second half, Murillo came a few feet away from equalizing after losing his defender, sprinting into some open space in the box and sending a shot just wide of the goal frame. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026

In a wild and viral moment, dozens of vacationers can be seen sprinting for poolside lounge chairs at a Spanish resort after waiting in line for an hour before the gates even opened. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Salah found Haissem Hassan sprinting down the right side of the field, and then Hassan crossed the ball back into the box for Mostafa Zico, who buried home the goal. — Nbc News, NBC news, 7 July 2026

Earlier this month, hikers in Glacier National Park filmed two young grizzly bears sprinting down a trail before veering off into the surrounding wilderness. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

The midfielder who plays professionally at nearby Los Angeles FC coolly chested it down and blasted it off the bounce into the bottom corner of Ronwen Williams’ net before sprinting away to celebrate with Canada’s bench in the second minute of second-half stoppage time. — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026