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boogying

verb

variants also boogeying

present participle of boogie

as in bopping

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Carlile is having a total blast smiling and bopping through it, and bandmates Maren Morris, Amanda Shires, and Natalie Hemby’s harmonies are divine.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
These remote gigs are particularly appealing to international youngsters who wander the world, bopping from country to country.

— Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of bopping

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The bull riders—including the current champion, 20-year-old John Crimber—stand with their cowboy hat over their heart, boots shuffling nervously in the dirt.

— Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
There must have been a hundred of us there, circling the truck, clambering onto its hood, shuffling and shimmying and twerking with abandon.

— Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

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Fishing for striped bass near this kind of structure can be productive in the summer and fall, sometimes by employing vertical jigging with hefty spoons or soft plastics to entice fish patrolling the bottom.

— Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
The customers lined the rails, shoulder to shoulder, all jigging in unison to the classic rock that was blasting from the radio.

— Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026

Definition of jigging

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The most famous item is a birch-bark saddle emblazoned with a prancing horse – the design from which the tomb takes its modern name.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 26 July 2026
Besides his frenetic and prancing stage presence and whimsical storytelling, Fleming’s HBO special was memorable for his purple bodysuit designed by Anthony Sartino, who famously created wardrobes for the late rock star Prince.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Definition of prancing

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The single father of three made his runway debut in the Gucci 2027 Cruise show strutting in the middle of Times Square back in May.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Jordan is playing Ricardo Tubbs while Butler is playing James Crockett, the two swagger-strutting detectives.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of strutting

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