trundling

verb

present participle of trundle
as in navigating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trundling
  1. navigating
  2. riding
  3. migrating
  4. motoring
  5. cruising
  6. rolling
  7. sailing
  8. flying
Verb
  • The rise in deadly crashes has some drivers concerned about navigating the construction zone, particularly with lane shifts and changing traffic patterns.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, companies navigating economic uncertainty are increasingly turning to former CEOs for board seats — a pool still dominated by White men.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of navigating
Verb
  • According to Watson, Martinez was riding with four or five other motorcyclists when a red Audi began tailing the group.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There’s no hope left of release — of riding Dreamfyre out of the Dragonpit, of playing with chickens in a sunlit field, her two children beside her.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of riding
Verb
  • Sovereign setups offer fewer services and are often missing crucial security tools, plus migrating existing systems requires costly rebuilds.
    — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Heading south to Miami, Florida before migrating west to Beverly Hills.
    — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of migrating
Verb
  • Mora picked the ball up on halfway and just kept on motoring forward, moving towards two runners on the right, eventually nudging the ball through for Jorge Sanchez, who bundled the ball across for Quinones to finish.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Some manufacturers are trying to mimic the ICE car experience, such as retro-fitting old school motoring noises and gear simulations to entertain understimulated EV drivers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
Definition of motoring
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  • Blakely left her floor error behind her on vault, cruising through her easy Lopez vault.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Caribbean is a region almost purpose-built for cruising—closely set islands that offer immense diversity in culture and history, each with their own siren lure.
    — Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of cruising
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  • On an 1888 rolling historic Victorian estate just off the bustling South Congress Avenue, Hotel Saint Cecilia offers a lavish collection of 20 bungalows, suites, and studios enveloped in a lush canopy of trees.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Consider that Oregon coach Dan Lanning, who Schumann replaced in Athens, is rolling with two first-year coordinators this year.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of rolling
Verb
  • Would Alejandro González Iñárritu’s breathlessly awaited, Tom Cruise vehicle Digger be sailing to the Lido?
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2026
  • While Homer followed warriors sailing home from Troy, the playwright Euripides — writing some three centuries later — turned to the city’s ruins and its women, forced into exile and enslavement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sailing
Verb
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was on the other plane flying with the president, sources said.
    — Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Patrick Gotwalt was a passenger on the flight and recorded a video showing flames coming from the engine as the flight appears to be flying over water.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of flying
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