sashaying

verb

present participle of sashay
as in strutting
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements the svelte young models sashayed down the catwalk with practiced insouciance

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Recent Examples of sashaying Gabby Windey started her reality television tenure on The Bachelor, then The Bachelorette, before sashaying onto Dancing With the Stars and finally doing a stint in Scotland on The Traitors. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 Gazza with a sashaying run in his own half and a ball straight to Lineker’s feet. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 18 June 2026 Jimmy Kimmel Live star Guillermo Rodriguez will be sashaying his way across the ballroom floor this fall, Disney revealed on Wednesday night. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 June 2026 After her victory, news cameras captured her sashaying in blue while pumping her arms in jubilation. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 6 May 2026 Kim had a major runway moment during Audigier's Fall 2007 show, sashaying in this floral minidress and an on-the-moment arm cuff. — Emily Kirkpatrick, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 Understand Substorms The aurora isn’t sashaying at full blast all night. — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sashaying
  1. strutting
  2. prancing
  3. stalking
  4. striding
Verb
  • Jordan is playing Ricardo Tubbs while Butler is playing James Crockett, the two swagger-strutting detectives.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Kio takes in his new surroundings confidently, strutting through the grasses near his den while working on his roar, that is, until a bellowing elephant sends him racing closer to Mom.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of strutting
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Then again, this entire comparison might simply be the result of seeing a wealthy blonde woman stalking through a city late at night, up to something.
    — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Last week, Mangione pleaded guilty to two stalking charges in federal court and admitted to following and shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of stalking
Verb
  • Likewise, in January, Disney's former chief executive Bob Iger hinted at the park's location in an Instagram post of him striding along the beach on Yas Island.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The pair of bronzes, designed by James Earle Fraser, each features a nude male figure (one holding a book, the other a bundle of grain) striding next to a Pegasus.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of striding

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“Sashaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sashaying. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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