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hoofing (it)

verb

present participle of hoof (it)

as in walking

to go on foot I hoofed it to school after missing the bus

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as in dancing

to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music he hoofs it from seven to eight every Thursday night with other avid square dancers

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Police officers were seen walking along the barricades to keep pedestrians away.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Here is what veterinarians say about spotting heatstroke, walking dogs safely on hot pavement and cooling your pet at home.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

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The pair is eyeing late summer for a doors-open debut, with an open-air block party that will close Imperial Street for dancing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The girls beamed dancing with the smiling Johnson, who honored his co-star Catherine Laga'aia (the live-action Moana) in the dance.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 July 2026

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Initially, both teams looked to be treading carefully, wary of a misstep now in the knockout stage.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
By treading lightly with finishes, opening up the loft area to more light, and getting clever with storage, Marie channeled the unit’s coastal locale, conjuring up an aesthetic lexicon that suggests the interior of a boat with its clean, functional lines.

— Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026

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