kayoing

present participle of kayo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayoing
Verb
  • The damaging winds uprooted trees and tore roof shingles in neighborhoods around Carmichael, knocking out power to more than 13,000 SMUD customers in Sacramento’s northeast suburbs.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Bugner regained his triple crown — the Euro, Brit and Commonwealth titles — in his next bout, knocking out Richard Dunn in the first round.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When two people pop a small confetti cannon into the air, Speed launches himself back with a cry, knocking over the set and barely missing the cake that has his face on it.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Many cat owners have seen their cat sleeping in a sunny patch on the bed, or even knocking over plants and whatever else is in the way to get an ideal window-napping position.
    Meghan Holmes, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Building it—the final phase of the project—will likely require knocking down some adjacent apartment buildings and displacing residents.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Tumi Alpha 3 Collection International Expandable Carry-on is currently 20 percent off, knocking down its over $1,000 price tag to $819.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Kayoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayoing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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