wending

verb

present participle of wend
as in proceeding
literary to move from one place to another We wended through the narrow streets.

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Recent Examples of wending This term connotes, among other things, the zig-zag method of running to evade bullets or the trajectory of a getaway driver wending through traffic. — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026 Scattered through the book is a catalog of trinkets collected by Helm, wending through eight storylines exploring the effect of matter around us, and our effect on matter. — The Know, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026 This confusion lay in the speech’s weaving, wending contradictions, and its shifts between tones, something Foster purposefully aimed for in telling the story of her life from child stardom to adult disaffection. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wending
  1. proceeding
  2. marching
  3. traveling
  4. speeding
  5. journeying
  6. passing
  7. going
Verb
  • The Dolphins are proceeding with caution, but the optimism is growing that Bell might be healthy enough to start the 2026 season on the active roster.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In an initial ruling that the government also appealed, Leon barred aboveground work on the ballroom from proceeding without congressional approval.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of proceeding
Verb
  • Students at Willa Cather Elementary School hold their fists up to protest school closures as thousands gather at Union Park before marching to Grant Park for the May Day march on May 1, 2025, in Chicago.
    — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But the images of young Moroccans marching up the shoreline, ditching inflatable tubes along their way, have forced Europe into a debate over how countries can manage migration humanely while maintaining control of their borders.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of marching
Verb
  • And for broadcast leaders, please keep investing in reporters and tools to serve the traveling public.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Toyota sideswiped another vehicle traveling in the opposite direction and lost control, striking Bowling near 35th Avenue and Mangels Avenue, the Oakland police previously told PEOPLE.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • On May 25, that same man drove his speeding car through two red lights, hitting a car that hit my parents, injuring my mother fatally.
    — Rachel Sales, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The evidence showed that Kaur hadn’t been drinking and wasn’t speeding.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of speeding
Verb
  • For instance, while journeying through the depths of Pisces, Luna will clash with Uranus in Gemini this afternoon, triggering a restless undercurrent that can make routines, restrictions and other people’s expectations all the more irritating.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • The 16-mile-wide (26 kilometer) giant of a comet spends its life journeying back and forth between the outer and inner solar system, where its frigid body is heated by the sun, triggering dramatic outbursts of activity.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of journeying
Verb
  • Their responsibilities include passing bills, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes and voting to uphold or override vetoes.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Sheindlin is officially passing the gavel to her son, Judge Adam Levy, in Adam’s Law.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of passing
Verb
  • For one thing, going from lush period imagination to realist contemporary drama was a big leap by design.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Crimes against society, including prostitution, drug and weapons offenses, decreased slightly, going from 278 incidents last year to 227 incidents so far this year.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of going

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