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goldbricking

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verb

present participle of goldbrick

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goldbricking
Verb
  • Within a few moments, an antlerless deer emerged, loafing along toward Ronnie, completely unalarmed.
    Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
  • She is seen going over the shots planned for the next day and remembering that some loafing around is planned.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Forward lies a lounging and dining area with large windows that invite the outdoors in.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Muse Pants Every closet needs a reliable pair of grey sweatpants for cozy lounging, long travel days, or layering over a workout set.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Later, the women were in a idling vehicle when Brown allegedly left his Jeep, walked toward them and fired at the car, court records show.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • David McNew / Getty Images Marquez helped convert Pasadena's fire fleet to renewable diesel fuel so that his crews wouldn't keep breathing in the emissions from idling trucks.
    Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The pup, named Eba, appeared immune to being rushed and trotted behind at the farthest extent of her leash, tongue lolling, black eyes squinting in the afternoon sun.
    Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
  • After a few days of snorkeling and beach-lolling, the view from our helicopter transfer to the Miavana resort on the island of Nosy Ankao just off Madagascar’s northeast, painted an alarmingly different picture.
    Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That’s what was bumming him out.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • To be this close over and over is really bumming me out.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The notice explains that dogs who ingest plastic may exhibit symptoms including vomiting, loss of appetite, lethargy, or stomach discomfort.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Common symptoms of an EHV respiratory disease can include fever, coughing, nasal discharge, enlarged lymph nodes, lethargy, anorexia, conjunctivitis and lower limb swelling, according to the AAEP.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Dodgers keep ‘hanging around the backboard’ Waiting out the market is a familiar playbook for the Dodgers and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The more water that's hanging around in the fibers of your clothes after the wash, the more time your clothes are going to take to air dry.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Such rotting fruit from the forest floor contained higher concentrations of fermenting yeast and alcohol than the fruits hanging from trees.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Even as students work longer hours to avoid borrowing, loans accumulate like a cloud hanging overhead.
    Liam McCusker, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Goldbricking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goldbricking. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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