breezing

verb

Definition of breezingnext
present participle of breeze
1
as in flowing
to move or proceed smoothly and readily we breezed through the line for customs at the airport

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2
as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly the doctor breezed past the people in the waiting room, apparently on his way to an emergency

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breezing
  1. cruising
  2. zipping
  3. driving
  4. jumping
  5. running
  6. buzzing
Verb
  • The company operates 5 luxury travel and cruising brands out of offices in London, New York, Melbourne, Split, Athens, and Cape Town.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • So, what if cruising alone as a woman could be just as fulfilling?
    Katie Chang, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of cruising
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  • Uber driver Derek Gooderham was zipping along on Interstate 83 when a wave of wood planks tumbled from the lumber truck, sliding down a hill and sweeping his car off the road.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Get a preview in the video below, starring Tony Hawk and other skateboarders zipping around a half-pipe soundtracked by Kraftwerk music.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of zipping
Verb
  • See our analysis of BlackRock’s valuation for a closer look at what’s driving the stock.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • These factors are well-known in mammals for driving pluripotency, the ability of stem cells to transform into any cell type.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of driving
Verb
  • Digitalization in the scrap business isn’t about jumping into all the latest tools.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The choreographer also put an action shot of Deveraux jumping down a waterslide and a blurry selfie with him in her post.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of jumping
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  • Army led the nation in rushing averaging 309 yards per game with a hybrid triple-option attack running the ball 55 times per game.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But to have the engine running well, having Wall Street analyst sponsorship is worth a few cylinders.
    Cody Slach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of running
Verb
  • Compiled annually by a group led by Franklin Leonard, a recipient of a Gotham tribute award this year, Variety waits with childlike anticipation each year to see which scripts film executives have really been buzzing over — but haven’t had the budget or the chutzpah to put into production just yet.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Andrews’ three-pointer banked into the basket with four-tenths of a second left, leaving a crowd that had been buzzing moments earlier in stunned disbelief.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of buzzing
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