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

Daniels was sprinting in to take down Bears tight end Colston Loveland when his helmet smashed into Loveland’s knee. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

The deciding score came minutes later, with Florida’s star running back, Jadan Baugh, sprinting around the right side of the line. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio, sprinting toward the warning track, had to leap to reel in Kiké Hernández’s line drive in the gap. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Lisa kept looking over her shoulder, running at top speed to her friend’s house, sprinting back home. — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Kiffin started sprinting down the sideline while Leavitt's fourth-down pass was in the air, having seen the Aggies freeze on a play fake as Harris sprinted into the open down the middle of the field. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

The animal was far from sprinting, instead taking a relaxed stroll at a speed surprisingly comparable to a human walking briskly to catch a bus. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Upback David Santiago began on the right side of the formation before sprinting across to the left after the snap to help shield Gill. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026

The driver was able to cross over to the passenger seat and exit through the door on that side before sprinting away from danger. — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026