swanning

present participle of swan

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swanning
Verb
  • Viewers were able to see the canine strolling along with their owner while on leash, before coming across the large decorative corpse bride.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • At this particular Publix supermarket, shoppers can push carts with cupholders, sip a craft beer or mimosa and grab a slice of pizza while strolling the aisles.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kids will love sending this Dilophosaurus sauntering across the floor, frightening everything and everyone in his path.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Lorde's Nashville concert basks in rebirth Lorde walked onto the stage, sauntering down a catwalk as synths pulsed and a white laser beam shined her way.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This shaded area is worth ambling through even if children are not in tow.
    Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Taking place over the course of one night in the title city and ambling along with a curious little cadence all its own, the movie catches you off guard with both its humor and its pathos.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Spend a quintessential small-town day moseying through the local shops and boutiques on historic Main Street.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • German and French delegations packed new national pavilions, Polish and Dutch firms demoed loitering munitions and EW suites, and US primes like Lockheed Martin, RTX (Raytheon), and AeroVironment dominated the floor with NASAMS, HIMARS, and unmanned systems.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The American model also calls for the storm to head back out to sea starting on Monday, while the European model has the storm loitering just offshore through at least Tuesday.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Chad Molter, executive director of Boulder’s Harvest of Hope Pantry, is also worried about how the lingering government shutdown could surge demand.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • After seeing consistent playing time following his February 2024 trade from Memphis and hitting a clutch 3-pointer to help Boston win Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals against Dallas, Tillman tumbled down the depth chart in 2024-25, the result of poor shooting and lingering knee issues.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Swanning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanning. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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