SWANNING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

swanning

verb

present participle of swan

as in strolling

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But Jon Hamm, strolling up to present the next award, got the better joke in.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Fans climbed trees and light poles to try to get a glimpse of Kiffin strolling in with a suit (no tie) and shades.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of strolling

Verb

The charter Girardeau sailed with was about four miles out and almost at the its trip when word of the hammerhead was radioed out — the crew decided to take a chance and sped up the coast 15 minutes to see the shark still sauntering in the sea.

— Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
Before sauntering down the stairwell to the dressing room, Stones stopped to sign autographs for fans in Inter’s pitchside hospitality suites.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of sauntering

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Despite his slow, ambling movement, Lee is always one step ahead of other cops, even in a foot chase where both men run at a shambling, sluggish pace.

— Jake Cole, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Take a break at the rooftop Skywalker Grill before ambling to the library and grounds.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambling

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There were more than a dozen giraffes moseying in the early morning sun, their stature made all the more astounding by their unexpected multitude.

— Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Sara Westfall's 5-year-old daughter was the first to spot Rex moseying down the sidewalk.

— Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026

Definition of moseying

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The rock kids, the funk kids, the disco-ers, the club rats are all fleetingly conjoined by one pair of highly attuned ears loitering on the streets.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Crowder was charged with one count of loitering with intent to commit a crime in connection with that incident.

— Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of loitering

Verb

Still, there was a cloud of public doubt lingering over the event.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
For evening observers, this apparition has been more frustrating than triumphant, with Venus lingering low in the glow of twilight instead of climbing into a commanding position.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of lingering

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