TEEING OFF Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

teeing off

verb

present participle of tee off

as in flaring (up)

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The 2012 Olympic gold medalist was named to the NBA’s 75th anniversary team in 2021 after snarling, dunking and driving with full force every play, every night.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Like a scary transformation in a horror movie, the lovable beaver has morphed into a snarling predator.

— Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of snarling

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The cost to infrastructure from raging floodwaters is expected to run in the tens of millions of dollars.

— John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026
Canada's struggling wood product sector and the wine industry, already affected by raging wildfires in the country's west, could be hit hard by the new tariffs.

— Promit Mukherjee, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of raging

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Trump, ranting for minutes on end about Balogun’s red card on the morning of the match, became the voice of it.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Out-of-work electrician Bart Ross, who had a long history of ranting against judges and lawyers, shot himself two days later during a traffic stop outside Milwaukee.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

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Some analysts attributed the drop-off to sputtering demand as investors moved past the company's splashy listing and took a closer look at its bottom line.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
With the Red Sox sputtering in last place in the AL East, the organization has bigger problems than Contreras.

— Steve Buckley, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of sputtering

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The combined Academy was first based in New York, but then moved out west — angering the folks in Gotham.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich faces a fight for political survival in elections in October after angering his fellow West Bank settlers by voting not to punish ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse to serve in the military.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of angering

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The walls and basement were framed in such a way that venting the range hood became challenging.

— Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 13 Aug. 2026
The study also found that 28% of all meetings have long-lasting negative effects, and nearly half of the workforce (47%) actively damages coworker relationships by venting about their frustration after the fact.

— Janine Schindler, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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