shawling

Definition of shawlingnext
present participle of shawl
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shawling
Verb
  • The feeling is organic and involving, just as the sound of the voices is intimate and enveloping.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
  • Sunny skies and mild breezes are enveloping the Pharmalot campus once again.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • The sky is threatening rain on an early Wednesday evening, but that hasn’t stopped a line of people from wrapping around a tall brick building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
  • The suit also featured a sleek black strap running down her torso, with the top wrapping around her bodice.
    Mecca Pryor, Essence, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • This likely can’t be done before the embryo is in place, as simply pumping more material into the yolk would likely cause the membrane enclosing it to burst.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
  • These nanoreactors are built as porous shells enclosing an internal cavity that hosts catalytically active nanoparticles.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • Certain mascaras, foundations and dental flosses also use PFAS as texture or coating agents.
    Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
  • Despite a mentality forged by military service, her abuelo is kind and affectionate, while her straight-shooting abuela gives her the explanation she’s long been denied for her mother’s abandonment, without sugar-coating it.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • During the rainy winter and early spring months, otherworldly photos of the park make the rounds online, showing brilliant yellow, pink, and purple blooms carpeting an otherwise lunar landscape.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The landscape is different here, with yellow and pale green grasses carpeting the foothills and peaks that are still capped with snow even in the warmth of September.
    Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2023
Verb
  • Congressional leaders, wired to protect their own and afraid of upsetting their narrow margins, are famous for shrouding ethics investigations in secrecy and dragging them out for years.
    Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Advertisement Israel has bombed oil depots in Tehran, shrouding the city in toxic black smoke, and attacked Iran’s South Pars gas field.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Prepare for sensory overload at this clattery Malaysian spot with loud lighting and photos of dishes as stark as mug shots blanketing a wall.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Many homeowners who want to kill dandelions opt for spot-treating with non-harmful products or pulling them by hand with a long taproot tool — both of which avoid blanketing the entire yard.
    Ryan Brennan May 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • For that, organizers turn to the same technology used when Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya broke the two-hour-marathon barrier in 2019, overlaying data onto potential routes to find the optimal one.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Fears was one of the most vocal supporters of a $55 million general obligation bond approved by Independence voters last year, earmarked for rebuilding and overlaying streets around Independence.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Shawling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shawling. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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