truanting

present participle of truant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for truanting
Verb
  • Shopkeepers lightheartedly gossip in rich drawling accents, and pickup trucks make up the majority of the vehicles idling at one of the few stoplights in town.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The filtration system must be robust enough to perform under stop-and-go driving, prolonged idling and urban pollution while also remaining effective between filter replacements.
    Anan Bishara, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Within a few moments, an antlerless deer emerged, loafing along toward Ronnie, completely unalarmed.
    Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
  • She is seen going over the shots planned for the next day and remembering that some loafing around is planned.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Further, there’s no excuse for Congress to continue dawdling on farm policy.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The last two seasons have proven that the team starts off slow, which ends up messing their chances of making the playoffs.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And poor, engine‑damaging quality or not, the ersatz aviation fuel had to work only once to get a kamikaze plane up and away to hit one of the enemy warships now lazing about in the offing around the Home Islands, often close enough to be spotted from shore with the naked eye.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That’s what was bumming him out.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • To be this close over and over is really bumming me out.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The knit ensemble includes a high-neck sweater and relaxed wide-leg pants that are great for travel days or lounging at home.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The slouchy silhouette gives the piece a slightly more casual look compared to the brand’s other cashmere sweaters, so it can be worn daily for lounging, morning walks, and running errands.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The glint and thrum of Y2K aesthetics—as contrasted with the droning conservatism of the white-collar office—read as anticipatory rather than melancholic, looking toward a future liberated from systems of old.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Truanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truanting. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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