teeing off

verb

present participle of tee off
as in flaring (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeing off
  1. snarling
  2. blowing up
  3. raging
  4. ranting
  5. sputtering
  6. angering
  7. venting
  8. raving
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  • The next minutes are a blur of snarling teeth, thrashing claws and deadly hatchet blows.
    — Steve Searles, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
  • Early hints that Will was an abusive husband appear to have a precedent in the snarling disposition of his father Edgar (Erroll Shand), whose kindness mostly is reserved for his dog.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Definition of snarling
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  • And, more recently, Ukraine started blowing up Russian energy facilities.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Curry Barker’s world and the way YouTubers are blowing up the box office.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of blowing up
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  • The Vietnam War was still raging, and the Stones’ disastrous set at Altamont was just around the corner.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
  • The year is 1987, the Cold War is raging and Reaganomics is leaving poorer communities behind.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of raging
Verb
  • Trump continued ranting as Welker tried to fit in more questions about the weaponization fund, but the president said he was done with the interview, thanking Welker for the time and wishing her a good day before walking away.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
  • Santat’s illustrations begin with straightforward, muted sincerity and become brighter, busier, and more gleeful—filling every corner of the page—as Sharpson’s narrator becomes ever more unhinged, ranting about fish spies, fish disguises, and fish taking over the world.
    — Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of ranting
Verb
  • 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
  • Wrangling my emotions became the difference between sputtering to a halt and moving forward.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of sputtering
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  • Leaders of the Maine Democratic Party are still working toward a process to replace Graham Platner, without angering his supporters.
    — Dan Merica, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
  • The mayor floated the idea to place Williams on probation for six months, angering the city manager’s supporters in the crowd.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Definition of angering
Verb
  • The unit is configured for a 28-watt TDP, and the Ventiva modules are housed in a strip across the back edge of the laptop, venting out the rear.
    — John Burek, PC Magazine, 5 July 2026
  • Thousands of demonstrators massed across South African cities, venting anger at undocumented foreign nationals.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 1 July 2026
Definition of venting
Verb
  • My mom can’t stop raving about this Baggallini crossbody bag.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • And, all of my American friends, the ones who had never asked me anything about my life in Iran, were raving about Persepolis!
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
Definition of raving
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