SWANNING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

swanning

verb

present participle of swan

as in strolling

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Sail the coast, explore the jewel-like beaches, spend days strolling the Old Town and nights sipping sunset cocktails by the water.

— Vogue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Nearby, other park visitors were strolling along the seawall and looking out over the Potomac River to view pink clouds reflected in the river.

— Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of strolling

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The charter Girardeau sailed with was about four miles out and almost at the its trip when word of the hammerhead was radioed out — the crew decided to take a chance and sped up the coast 15 minutes to see the shark still sauntering in the sea.

— Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
Before sauntering down the stairwell to the dressing room, Stones stopped to sign autographs for fans in Inter’s pitchside hospitality suites.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of sauntering

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That same day, she was photographed ambling down a picturesque street in a striking purple short set, casually holding an Aperol spritz.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
Bear #132’s cub managed to survive and was reunited with its family after several days ambling alone.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambling

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There were more than a dozen giraffes moseying in the early morning sun, their stature made all the more astounding by their unexpected multitude.

— Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Sara Westfall's 5-year-old daughter was the first to spot Rex moseying down the sidewalk.

— Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026

Definition of moseying

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The rock kids, the funk kids, the disco-ers, the club rats are all fleetingly conjoined by one pair of highly attuned ears loitering on the streets.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Crowder was charged with one count of loitering with intent to commit a crime in connection with that incident.

— Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of loitering

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Mostly hidden from our daily view, the machinery for making white meat—a chemical and metabolic system of planetary scope—will be a lingering trace of human presence in the annals of Earth history.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
By Saturday morning, lingering snow is likely at high elevations in Yosemite National Park and near Mammoth Mountain.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of lingering

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