booting

verb

present participle of boot
as in fumbling
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way he booted the answer of what should have been an easy question

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Recent Examples of booting Sheeran denied having a role in booting Macklemore from his tour — though the rapper shared a different account. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 The shortstop now has six errors in six consecutive games after booting a groundball in Thursday’s 5-1 loss to the Astros. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 The travelling supporters were perched behind the goal for a perfect view of the wonder strike, and Ballard made a beeline straight towards them, booting the advertising hoarding for good measure. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Predatory towing, which can include booting and towing at exorbitant prices, affects residents, small business owners and truck drivers across Charlotte. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026 The affair was a lopsided route booting the Spanish out of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Erling Haaland did that for Norway, heading in the first goal, and then booting a blast past everyone for a goal. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026 Balogun’s fancy footwork broke a scoreless deadlock 45 minutes into the action, booting a left-footed shot through the goalie’s outstretched legs. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Then in 2023, researchers discovered LogoFail, a series of critical vulnerabilities found UEFIs booting up just about every Windows and Linux system in the world. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booting
  1. fumbling
  2. blowing
  3. murdering
Verb
  • The Seahawks had one of the worst turnovers in the NFL this season, fumbling in their own end zone and handing the 49ers a touchdown with 13 seconds left in the first half.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Specifically, Nico Iamaleava struggled, fumbling once and throwing interceptions to Oregon’s Koi Perich and Jerry Mixon.
    — Elias Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of fumbling
Verb
  • This inspires Other Mommy to gruesomely kill Frank in front of Bela, including blowing his head up in an outrageous explosion of blood.
    — William Earl, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Gray noise, per The New York Times, may sound like wind blowing or steady rainfall and works for apartment dwellers sensitive to sharp or fluctuating noises.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of blowing
Verb
  • The Lahis case nevertheless established an early precedent for leniency toward an Israeli soldier convicted of murdering Arab civilians.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Caleb Flynn, a pastor who competed on American Idol season 12, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, AP News reports.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of murdering

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“Booting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booting. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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