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
  • Trump is proceeding with the construction of his triumphal arch despite lacking federal approval.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The lawsuit claims Smith and his partners never met the requirements for securing government funding and repeatedly made excuses for why the project wasn't proceeding or stopped responding to requests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of proceeding
Verb
  • Wednesday is no different, with crude prices marching back towards triple digits and inflation sirens ringing from Beijing to London to Washington.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Zelenskiy attended the funeral of King Harald V of Norway on Wednesday, marching behind his coffin along with other heads of state in central Oslo.
    — Gwladys Fouche, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of marching
Verb
  • That could be why interest in traveling in November is surging, too.
    — Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Cameras went behind the scenes while Earle (second place to mirrorball winner Robert Irwin) was traveling around with the live tour.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • AIs are already being used to answer decades-long unsolved complex mathematical problems, and have assisted scientists in speeding up scientific discovery and even designing new viruses.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • After he was evaluated at the hospital and cleared, police arrested him for charges of vehicular homicide, reckless driving and speeding 40 miles per hour or more over the limit.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of speeding
Verb
  • Ravishing and deeply enigmatic, Venus doesn’t do anything subtle when journeying through the Underworld.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Many of the missing are Hindu pilgrims, who were journeying to Kailash Mansarovar, a high-altitude site in Tibet revered by Hindus and Buddhists.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of journeying
Verb
  • The politics of guns has changed significantly in the past five years, with Congress passing a bipartisan gun safety law and the National Rifle Association’s influence in decline.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Notable franchise records • Dak Prescott is six touchdown passes away from passing Tony Romo to become the Dallas Cowboys career leader in passing touchdowns.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of passing
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  • After going behind early to a Kai Havertz goal, PSG had to remain patient, before gradually asserting their authority in the contest.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The whole thing was essentially an American Cadillac crossed with an Italian coachbuilt exotic, at a time when Detroit was already going completely bonkers with automotive excess.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of going

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“Wending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wending. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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