Thesaurus results for TOTING

toting

verb

present participle of tote

as in carrying

to support and take from one place to another toted his dog from the muddy backyard to the bathtub for a thorough washing

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Recent Examples of toting Silver Star does not ask Defendants to change their setlist, narrative, politics, choreography, or even their decision to put gun-toting performers on stage. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026 Bundled up in a coat, black gloves and toting an umbrella, Queen Camilla’s latest sentimental jewelry piece held dual meaning. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 Jenkins straggled back to England and spent the next several years toting his ear around in a jar and telling that story. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026 Making her Broadway debut, Louis-Dreyfus plays Polly Wyeth, a vodka-swilling, Goyard-toting, Republican matriarch—more Bush, less Boebert—married to Lyman (Harris), an action star turned right-wing pol. — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 She was known for toting her poodle Cliquot around the house with her. — Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026 Onscreen, this ethnic conflict allowed Ken-san and other kimonoed gangsters to be presented as pure, sincere, patriotic heroes fighting for traditional Japanese values against savage aliens as well as local, gun-toting yakuza. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 With rain beginning to trickle down, men and women toting cameras of various technological advances and capabilities traveled from end zone to end zone working to get great shots — either for the team, a news outlet or for an individual athlete. — Mcclain Baxley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Coming off his 1992 debut, Strictly Ballroom, Luhrmann delivered a modern Romeo + Juliet, with the Bard’s dialogue transplanted to present-day Verona Beach, where the Montagues and Capulets were rival, gun-toting dynasties. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for toting

Verb

Protesters, many of whom have been seen carrying Palestinian flags, have set fire to historic buildings and attacked civilians.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2026
Mitchell Fairbarn was captured on surveillance video carrying the 27-year-old Chilean flamingo, Peachy, to his room after removing the bird from its enclosure at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in March.

— Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of carrying

Verb

To protect the boardwalk and the homes there, the city has been hauling sand from the west end of the beach to the east to create a buffer between the ocean and the shore.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
For now, Starship's most immediate role is hauling Starlink satellites in orbit.

— Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of hauling

Verb

The aircraft was originally designed for tactical logistics, transporting supplies to military personnel and vessels rather than engaging aerial targets.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Peltola required medical attention after the accident, which happened when another vehicle crashed into the one transporting Peltola and her family, the campaign said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of transporting

Verb

The Cutter Tampa’s crew returned to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale ferrying 29,600 pounds of cocaine and 2,355 pounds of marijuana.

— David Goodhue October 15, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Residents of some leafy New York City suburbs say their peace and quiet is being shattered by helicopters ferrying even wealthier travelers out to the Hamptons, according to new reporting.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026