romancing 1 of 2

Definition of romancingnext

romancing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of romance
See the Dictionary Definition 

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for romancing
Noun
  • Bradley Beal, DeMar DeRozan, Donovan Mitchell, Damian Lillard and Kevin Durant — twice — all have been linked to Heat pursuits in recent years, none of the wooing reaching fruition.
    Greg Cote January 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
  • And Mike's wooing was not initially reciprocated – Claire was married, divorcing her first husband, Rachel and Dayna's father, when Dayna was a baby.
    Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • By Rachel Metz, Bloomberg OpenAI is introducing an artificial intelligence model that’s intended to be better at completing work without much direction, part of a push to keep pace with rivals like Anthropic PBC in courting business customers.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • OpenAI is introducing an artificial intelligence model that’s intended to be better at completing work without much direction, part of a push to keep pace with rivals like Anthropic PBC in courting business customers.
    Rachel Metz, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Keep reading for more of our favorite charming finds below—all under $30.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Set to debut this September, Kerrigan's forthcoming book aims to transform women's approach to dating by working to establish better standards, self-worth and confidence.
    Staff Author Updated, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Tatum and Kravitz met and started dating while working on her feature directorial debut Blink Twice in 2021.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Judge Jeffrey Clymer sentenced McCoy to 5 years on the child seduction charge, but suspended 3 1/2 years to be served on probation.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Trust your powers of seduction.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.
    Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Rocky newbies attending the show’s first return to Broadway since the 2000 Circle-in-the-Square revival, might wonder what the fuss was all about.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Baby kale is delicate enough to use straight from the container—no massaging required.
    Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Torres toured comedy-theater clubs across the country to do his massaging.
    Adam Moss, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Najib headed security forces in Daraa province in 2011, when teenagers were arrested and tortured for antigovernment graffiti, sparking mass protests that escalated into Syria’s devastating civil war.
    Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The video circulated rapidly on social media, sparking fury as at least two White victims were pummeled into the ground by a group of Black suspects.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Romancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romancing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

More from Merriam-Webster on romancing

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster