teeing off

present participle of tee off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeing off
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Carpenter plays Emily in a persuasive, snarling manner that's both chilling and heartbreaking — and the farmhouse in the middle of nowhere serves as the perfect crime scene.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • After the war, Riefenstahl’s career included invitations to film festivals and critical praise, a lovely lake home in Bavaria, and snarling attacks on anyone who questioned her lies.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Since then, her phone has been blowing up.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Some of my WhatsApp chats were blowing up as family and friends who were also on tenterhooks constantly posted pics and videos.
    Grace White, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sullen and death-obsessed, Lisa has no filter, a flair for the dramatic and a body full of raging hormones.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This week, Rosalía taps Björk and Yves Tumor for a dramatic taste of her excellent upcoming album Lux, Florence + the Machine unleash their raging sixth studio LP, and Tyler, the Creator offers an epic journey through his past for the Chromakopia deluxe version.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cheung played a tape of Nicholson ranting and raving at the Kaiser facility in Irvine.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
  • TikTok user @shotmyheartwithnovacaine posted a video in July ranting about how people dress when going to concerts to her 137K followers.
    Laney Crawley, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Niners’ defense is reeling, and the offense is sputtering.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In August, a single-engine Piper PA-28 crash landed on southbound Interstate 805 in Sorrento Valley after the pilot noticed the engine was sputtering and losing power.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump’s tariffs have backfired in numerous ways, including by angering US farmers – a key voting bloc – and creating a rare-earth shortage.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Following physical and emotional abuse, Lafferty became an anxious child who was constantly afraid of angering adults around her.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Violence is for getting your way; for asserting your existence as an individual or a group; for venting torrential feeling; for sadistic pleasure.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Following a rough Detroit Lions loss to the Seattle Seahawks in 2022, Aaron — then the defensive coordinator for the Lions — was venting over dinner.
    Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That said, no one was raving about these shakes, either.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Then, all of a sudden, all these people in my life who weren’t huge music heads were raving about Rumours and going to see Stevie Nicks on tour.
    Alan Light, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Teeing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeing%20off. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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