Thesaurus results for SHOWBOATING

showboating

verb

present participle of showboat

as in hotdogging

to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior the gymnast was showboating for the cameras when she lost her balance and fell

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Right in the middle of cheering, reveling masses was MARTA — a connective system of veins that efficiently moved the happy throngs.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Mary Murphy, a young reporter from Queens, had been at Shea that night, reveling with her sisters in the upper loge section along the first-base line.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of reveling

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After horsing around, peruse the quilt displays, agriculture exhibits and arts-and-crafts competitions.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026
Bevel was horsing around with the Reverend James Orange and Andy Young in the courtyard under King's balcony, according to Orange.

— Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of horsing around

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Using unseen footage from Presley’s 1969 to 1976 Las Vegas residency, the movie plays the hits – plus The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel – but also showcases his sense of humor, quipping with crowds and cutting up with bandmates.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Always cutting up and making memories.

— Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

Definition of cutting up

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Because right there, Marshawn Lynch, serious or not, was absolutely showing off his Black privilege.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Ripa added before showing off a picture of her husband of 30 years wearing only footwear and a very small pair of underwear.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of showing off

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Zeus did not approve of his daughter fooling around with this mortal roughneck hunter and put out a hit on Orion.

— Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
The transition was rough for Ansari, who wasn’t fluent in English and often got in trouble for fooling around in school.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026

Definition of fooling around

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The lodge is usually buzzing with guests playing card games, enjoying daily happy hour, or sitting by the roaring fireplace.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
The stock market moved higher since our last CNBC Investing Club Monthly Meeting as the artificial intelligence trade came roaring back.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of roaring

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