stowing away

verb

present participle of stow away
as in hitchhiking

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  1. hitchhiking
  2. hijacking
  3. hitching
  4. thumbing
Verb
  • Goodman was hitchhiking in the days following the festival when a driver stopped to give him a ride.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
  • There are dozens of examples of invasive marine species hitchhiking on ships and threatening ecosystems around the globe.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of hitchhiking
Verb
  • Visible signs of body-hijacking mental illness drive Ingrid to a grisly suicide in the bathroom that her daughter is forced to witness.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The question is how long the mini-digression can become without hijacking the main sentence (or story).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of hijacking
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  • Others rented bicycles to pedal around the 8-mile island loop, pausing to climb the stairs to Arch Rock, shop for fudge, and relax over a drink at Pink Pony before hitching the last tender back to the ship.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Like Tubbs, Ferguson was new to the city, having only recently settled there after the better part of a year spent hitching trains with his pregnant girlfriend.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of hitching
Verb
  • Hawkins, by contrast, almost seems to be thumbing his nose at the whole concept of existing as a complex, nuanced human being.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • In one scene, a pair of revellers dance naked just outside the fence of the Calvary Cemetery, thumbing their noses at the reaper while the Manhattan skyline towers in the distance.
    — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Definition of thumbing
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“Stowing away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stowing%20away. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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