tangoing

present participle of tango

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangoing
Verb
  • The handful of cops were bopping to Michael Jackson.
    Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
  • There is a bopping, rhythmic assonance to Ginsberg’s unspooling lines, more incantation than poetry.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Targeting inefficiencies in squid jigging Industrial squid fishing typically relies on a method known as jigging.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
  • My favorite way to work a Texas rig is jigging it.
    Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In an era of digital overwhelm and social isolation, gathering around a table, shuffling tiles and building order out of chaos together feels like exactly what people are reaching for right now.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
  • The model of shuffling that the new result depends on, like Bayer and Diaconis’ before it, still assumes that the cards riffle down one by one, rather than in clumps.
    John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • There’s no games, no shucking and jiving, everybody is really bringing their A-game.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • This prancing herd of wild mustangs can be spotted from the river, on a kayak or inner tube.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • The music video shows Rodrigo prancing around the actual Palace of Versailles, in a controversial babydoll dress singing about a boy looking like an angel on its walls.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
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“Tangoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangoing. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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