wining

present participle of wine

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wining Damiani has worked for years in advertising, as a copywriter and designer, wining Uruguay’s fist Golden Lion, then in VFX rising to Creative Director at top Uruguayan VFX house Aparato. — John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026 Affleck called the Oscar-wining director for an explanation about the 2020 film amid an argument with his son. — Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026 Tabora previously starred in Eblahan’s award-wining 2024 short film Vox Humana, which played at Toronto International Film Festival and won the Student Prize at Clermont-Ferrand. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 Still, Agrawal is convinced that the Mesh partnership is a wining one. — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 On cue, left-wing French politicians have already shaken their fists at the prospect of wining and dining the mercurial American leader on French taxpayers’ bill, according to Le Figaro. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026 Earlier on Saturday, Diane Parry of France took down Wimbledon and US Open finalist Amanda Anisimova, wining 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 in a third set tiebreaker. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 And Netflix persuaded Jennifer Lopez, Florence Pugh, Tina Fey and John Cena to come all the way to a film studio on the Hudson River, before wining and dining media buyers with burgers, booze and grain bowls in one of its empty soundstages. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026 The Rebels then marched down the field, with Lucas Carneiro hitting the game-wining 47-yard field goal with six seconds left in regulation. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wining
Verb
  • But there’s a difference between drinking before entering the ring once and corrupting bullfighting for years.
    — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Pearce has stopped drinking alcohol and has turned her experience into an effort to support other breast cancer survivors.
    — Melissa May, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • During my stay some visitors curled up on the couches against the evening desert chill, sipping hot drinks spiked with Amarula, a South African liqueur, surrounded by flickering candles.
    — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Barrington and Henrot soon joined a crowd snacking on salmon blini and caviar and sipping endless flutes of Champagne.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Which is funny, because the cat-cow’s here in Crap Central with us, licking something off Carl’s boot.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Teams have to be licking their chops after seeing what Tampa Bay did to Dallas last Thursday night, especially considering the defense (or lack thereof) that the Cowboys have shown through five weeks.
    — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Wining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wining. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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