barracking

verb

Definition of barrackingnext
present participle of barrack
1
as in heckling

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2
as in sheltering

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barracking
  1. sheltering
  2. harassing
  3. boarding
  4. bestowing
  5. harboring
  6. accommodating
  7. lodging
  8. teasing
Verb
  • His supporters finally ended the siege hours later after one protester was shot dead by Capitol police as the mob tried to break into the House gallery where terrified lawmakers were sheltering.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Winter has now arrived, and hundreds of thousands are sheltering in tents near the sea.
    Compiled byDemocrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of sheltering
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  • Sources have told Fox News Digital that the LGBTQ activists at the event were harassing the protesters on the other side, and even disrupted a women's prayer group during a prayer circle prior to the meeting.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Two months earlier, Hawkins had been charged with harassing a woman and throwing bleach on her, but had been released without bail, the New York Daily News reports.
    KC Baker, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of harassing
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  • Many times, that friend never shows up, or arrives 90 minutes later, when the plane is boarding.
    Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Even something as straightforward-seeming as passengers boarding and disembarking from the ship is more complicated here.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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  • Apfel, known for her modernist-Rocco flair, is no doubt gazing down on author Ari Seth Cohen and his new book Advanced Pets, bestowing her approval.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The act of bestowing someone with a name or appellation.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of bestowing
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  • Both sides were harboring championship expectations, and have since had to reconcile with poor injury luck and a concerningly-thin bench.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a healthy market for it, composed entirely of couples harboring potentially relationship-crushing secrets.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • The interior is accommodating and attractive.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The most recent leg up is a direct result of anticipation that the Fed likely will not be as accommodating in 2025 following a full percentage point cut in benchmark borrowing rates since September, according to Michael Darda, chief economist and macrostrategist at Roth Capital Partners.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of accommodating
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  • There’s also a strong farm-to-table food scene and lodging at many price points.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This approach aims to increase productivity by over 50 percent, enabling the company to expand its product range to mid-rise townhouses, multi-family homes, and lodging facilities.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of lodging
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  • Seinfeld was clearly teasing, but sure enough, several headlines reported it as gospel with perhaps a mention three paragraphs in that it was intended to be humorous.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
  • From teasing his retirement to becoming a minister and everything in between, here’s a look at the Hollywood star’s year of surprises.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of teasing
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