skirmishing

verb

present participle of skirmish
1
as in brawling

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2
as in exploring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirmishing
  1. brawling
  2. exploring
  3. boxing
  4. probing
  5. snooping
  6. prospecting
  7. learning
  8. finding
Verb
  • Grammy award-winning singer Chris Brown to be sentenced over brawling at a London nightclub three years ago.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Combs was previously placed in solitary confinement after brawling with another inmate back in July.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of brawling
Verb
  • The decor nods to her career without losing sight of the hotel’s purpose as a place to unwind after a day exploring Music City.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Aljafari is recognized for his distinctive cinematic practice exploring memory, history, identity and the politics of images.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of exploring
Verb
  • Perhaps the most noteworthy sports figure to battle Parkinson’s was boxing great Muhammad Ali, who died in 2016.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The pier-to-pier walk in Southern California’s South Bay was supported by boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard, celebrity TV host Brooke Burke, actor Nate Simon and baseball icons Chris Taylor, Kyle Karros and Jared Karros.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of boxing
Verb
  • The documentary angle, of course, is this great director probing the ethics in his own vocation as an intrusive force, one that shapes lives, emotions and, in this case, the weight of a genuine tragedy.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The movie is replete with long moments of silence, intense stares and gentle teasing and probing among the four that can feel particularly electric to some viewers.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of probing
Verb
  • Its biggest selling point is the brand-new Privacy Display feature, which can dim screen visibility from the side and make snooping nearly impossible.
    — Nitish Pahwa, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • An alcoholic drink will give you a buzz, but if someone laced it with something dangerous, a new poison-snooping patch will buzz your skin to warn you.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of snooping
Verb
  • That time comes out of prospecting, planning and relationship expansion.
    — Satish Avhad, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The prospecting company, now called Hydroma, had a small electrical plant constructed to convert the gas into power for the village’s residents.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of prospecting
Verb
  • The Sun enters your 3rd House, beginning a month that favors learning, writing, conversations, local activity, and following questions farther than usual.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The foundation cites decades of research and learning showing that grantees with flexible, long-term funding were better prepared for the unexpected.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of learning
Verb
  • The fact-finding report will be made public 10 days after it is provided to the CSU and CFA.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Cleaning graves grew in popularity during the pandemic The trend was particularly popular during the COVID-19 pandemic as people searched for safe hobbies, finding connections over death during a pandemic.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of finding
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