teeing off

verb

present participle of tee off
as in flaring (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeing off
  1. snarling
  2. blowing up
  3. raging
  4. ranting
  5. sputtering
  6. angering
  7. venting
  8. raving
Verb
  • Lane closures remained in effect, snarling traffic for several miles as rush hour intensified.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The incident shut down the busy interstate for hours, snarling traffic during teh evening commute.
    — Riley Rourke, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of snarling
Verb
  • Curry Barker’s world and the way YouTubers are blowing up the box office.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Ripley was honored for a heroic effort to halt the advance of North Vietnamese forces by blowing up a crucial bridge in 1972.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
Definition of blowing up
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the jet stream — following the arc around the heat dome — is carrying wildfire smoke up north to Minnesota and the Upper Midwest from raging wildfires in Utah, Arizona and Colorado.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • That's the word from fire officials across the nation during the heart of fireworks season, and especially out west, where wildfires are raging.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of raging
Verb
  • Trump continued ranting as Welker tried to fit in more questions about the weaponization fund, but the president said he was done with the interview, thanking Welker for the time and wishing her a good day before walking away.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
  • Santat’s illustrations begin with straightforward, muted sincerity and become brighter, busier, and more gleeful—filling every corner of the page—as Sharpson’s narrator becomes ever more unhinged, ranting about fish spies, fish disguises, and fish taking over the world.
    — Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of ranting
Verb
  • Wrangling my emotions became the difference between sputtering to a halt and moving forward.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • When Vegas was sputtering in late March, with the 19th-best record in the NHL, the fact that its core was signed long-term with little cap space to maneuver could’ve been easily viewed as a detriment.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Definition of sputtering
Verb
  • The mayor floated the idea to place Williams on probation for six months, angering the city manager’s supporters in the crowd.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • But both Mamdani and his police commissioner have repeatedly refused to discuss the nature of the event — angering some nearby business owners and raising questions about the use of public resources to cover private security.
    — Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of angering
Verb
  • The unit is configured for a 28-watt TDP, and the Ventiva modules are housed in a strip across the back edge of the laptop, venting out the rear.
    — John Burek, PC Magazine, 5 July 2026
  • Thousands of demonstrators massed across South African cities, venting anger at undocumented foreign nationals.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 1 July 2026
Definition of venting
Verb
  • And, all of my American friends, the ones who had never asked me anything about my life in Iran, were raving about Persepolis!
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • Lagree is everywhere on social media right now, with celebrities and trainers raving about the burn from a machine called the Megaformer.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of raving
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“Teeing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeing%20off. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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