hurdling

verb

present participle of hurdle
1
as in leaping

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2
as in overcoming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdling
  1. leaping
  2. overcoming
  3. skipping
  4. surmounting
  5. jumping
  6. throwing
  7. bounding
  8. conquering
Verb
  • In the fifth inning, left fielder Sam Antonacci just missed making a leaping grab on a ball hit to the wall by Isaac Paredes.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Wolf’s Shinobi Prosthetic houses a grappling hook for scaling rooftops, leaping between trees, and approaching enemies stealthily.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaping
Verb
  • Curaçao went unbeaten in the double-elimination tournament before overcoming an early two-run deficit to the team from Henderson, Nevada.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of focusing on adventurous missions like PAW Patrol, Super Monsters emphasizes the more emotional aspects of childhood, like overcoming shyness, being a good friend, and learning from your mistakes.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of overcoming
Verb
  • It was announced at IFA alongside the Osmo 360 II action camera, which is also skipping the US.
    — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Those skipping the event cite plans in their districts and other obligations.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of skipping
Verb
  • After being out-skated early, the Ducks settled into their skates, surmounting both shot and goal to deficits to run the shot count to 24-17 and even the score, 2-2, through 40 minutes.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The race starts and ends at the corner of Tait and Nicholson avenues, with the challenge of surmounting Cat’s Hill, which has a 23% incline.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of surmounting
Verb
  • This can happen by jumping into water, diving, water-skiing or other water activities.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Sharks attacking fish, Spider-Man jumping off of a building, Ja Morant putting a poor man on a poster, fighter jets, and Chris Gotterup hitting golf balls; also known as the good stuff.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of jumping
Verb
  • Former Michigan quarterback Davis Warren was the biggest surprise, throwing for a career-high 310 of Stanford’s 468 total yards.
    — Justin Williams, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Jones and Chisholm launched back-to-back homers to give Gerrit Cole a 3-0 lead before even throwing a pitch in his latest return home.
    — Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of throwing
Verb
  • The sound of a teenager bounding down the stairs of our home.
    — John Biemer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For now, though, the puppy who once came bounding into CBS Texas is growing up right before our eyes.
    — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of bounding
Verb
  • There’s no better way to add a jolt of prestige to an aspiring Oscar vehicle than the sight of its stars, bedecked in all their finery, arriving on the Lido by water taxi in the manner of conquering heroes.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Then again, Bentley still knows a thing or two about racing, most recently conquering the challenging and prestigious Bathurst 12 Hours race in 2020 with a GT3 version of the Continental GT3.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of conquering
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“Hurdling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurdling. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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