lamming

verb

present participle of lam
as in escaping
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation let's lam out of this hellhole while there's still time

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamming
  1. escaping
  2. fleeing
  3. flying
  4. running away
Verb
  • Charging documents said both suspects were then seen on video running into a nearby home before eventually escaping through the back of the house.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In defiance of Pacho’s tight hold, Madjo shrugged the Ecuador international, escaping behind and emphatically volleying into the roof of the net.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of escaping
Verb
  • An Aurora man accused of killing a female bicyclist in Hampshire with his pickup truck and then fleeing the scene has been charged with felony failure to report a crash resulting in a death, officials said.
    — Elgin Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Key Background Reiner was accused of fatally stabbing his parents at their home in December and was arrested that same day after fleeing.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of fleeing
Verb
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was on the other plane flying with the president, sources said.
    — Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Patrick Gotwalt was a passenger on the flight and recorded a video showing flames coming from the engine as the flight appears to be flying over water.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of flying
Verb
  • The Atlanta Braves are running away with the National League East Division.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Roo, who was microchipped, had recently been adopted before getting spooked and running away.
    — Kat Filardi, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of running away
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“Lamming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamming. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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