Thesaurus results for LURCHING

lurching

verb

present participle of lurch

as in swaying

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the room lurched with every jolt of the earthquake

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

as in staggering

to move forward while swaying from side to side dressed in his zombie costume, the boy lurched down the street in his quest for Halloween candy

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of lurching The United States, which had been lurching toward entry in the Second World War, was suddenly and inescapably thrust into global conflict. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 Republicans see Democrats lurching to the left and embracing socialism as an opening to link their opponents to the far more radical communism. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026 The same boom-and-bust dependency on the oil industry, whose profits were now funnelled through the regime and its allies, kept the country lurching from one crisis to the next. — Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 The old guard of the Democratic Party suffered another body blow when three socialist congressional candidates in New York with anti-Israel platforms swept to victory, lurching the party even further to the left. — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026 Taking the ride with Lazy Horse means embracing that chaos, lurching from song to song. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026 When Colombia heads to the polls June 21, the region will be watching to see if the nation joins the right-wing surge across Latin America, with Chile, Honduras, and Costa Rica lurching to the political right over the past year. — Manuel Rueda, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2026 As is Takal, clearly having fun with the film’s queasy, lurching atmospherics, abetted by the sparse, shivery, atonal chimes of Jonathan Goldsmith’s score, and the floating, disembodied feel of Robert Leitzell’s camerawork. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 June 2026 These are some of the heaviest grooves that Seefeel have created in ages, channeling lurching currents through intricate chains of dub delay. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurching

Verb

Styled after a tropical paradise with swaying palm trees, Lost Island Waterpark offers endless aquatic fun during its summertime opening season, with slides, rides, and attractions.

— Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
After a few hours under the hot sun, there was no better cool down than swaying to Babyface classics.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 22, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of swaying

Verb

The works depicted broken figures staggering toward the viewer in ragged uniforms — in distorted sizes, giant hands and small heads.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The works depicted broken figures staggering toward the viewer in ragged uniforms — in distorted sizes, giant hand and small heads.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 May 2026

Definition of staggering

Verb

After growing the pixie cut back out into a bob, the Mad Men actress showed off her hair while rocking a lacy blue co-ord set in selfies posted to Instagram in March.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026
Another big home win was in the books, and Wrigleyville was rocking.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of rocking

Verb

White slammed Garry for shaking hands and embracing Makhachev before the final round.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Yohanna Embu, a resident of Sikka, a regency in East Nusa Tenggara, said a number of buildings were damaged by the strong shaking and panicked people ran to higher ground.

— Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of shaking

Verb

Entertainment Tonight correspondent Emily Curl will introduce the package, weaving in interviews and on-location interviews from the newsmagazine’s 45-year library of episodes.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
Adela follows her grandfather’s footsteps while transforming his political and anthropological work into art, weaving a sound map from languages at risk of disappearing.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of weaving

Browse Nearby Words

lurches

lurching

lure

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Lurching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurching. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of lurching

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster on lurching

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

prowess

Popular in Grammar & Usage

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

How to Pronounce the Trickiest Menu Items

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Words of the Week - Aug. 21

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes