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PERCHING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word perching. (opposite meanings)
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diving
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an athletic competition that involves diving into water

• a headlong plunge into water

flying
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
noun

• an instance of traveling by air

adjective satellite

• moving swiftly

• hurried and brief

pacing
nounn
noun

• (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

• walking with slow regular strides

running
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

• of advancing the ball by running

• executed or initiated by running

noun

• (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

• the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

• the state of being in operation

• the act of administering or being in charge of something

• the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

adjective satellite

• continually repeated over a period of time

• measured lengthwise

• (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

sitting
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

noun

• (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

• the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position

• a meeting of spiritualists

• a session as of a legislature or court

adjective satellite

• not moving and therefore easy to attack

standing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• (of fluids) not moving or flowing

• executed in or initiated from a standing position

• (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs

noun

• social or financial or professional status or reputation

• an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event

• the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

adjective satellite

• having a supporting base

• not created for a particular occasion

• permanent

swimming
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of swimming

adjective satellite

• filled or brimming with tears

• applied to a fish depicted horizontally

walking
verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
noun

• the act of traveling by foot

adjective satellite

• close enough to be walked to

hovering
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

• to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time

• hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

• be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity

• hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

roosting
verbv
noun

• a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds

• a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep

verb

• sit, as on a branch

• settle down or stay, as if on a roost

Alternatives for DIVING

Alternatives for FLYING

Alternatives for PACING

Alternatives for RUNNING

Alternatives for SITTING

Alternatives for STANDING

Alternatives for SWIMMING

Alternatives for WALKING

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