skunking (Meaning)
skunking
any of various common omnivorous black-and-white New World mammals (especially genus Mephitis) of the weasel family that have a pair of perineal glands from which a secretion of pungent and offensive odor is ejected, an obnoxious or disliked person, any of various black-and-white North American mammals related to the weasels that give off a fluid with a sharp and unpleasant smell when threatened, the fur of a skunk, cheat, defeat, to prevent entirely from scoring or succeeding, to fail to pay, a mean hateful person, to defeat completely
Synonyms & Antonyms of skunking
Synonyms:
- drubbing
- whopping
- whupping
- clobbering
- pasting
- burying
- thrashing
- smoking
- overcoming
- walloping
- throwing
- waxing
- dusting
- whipping
- annihilating
- taking
- topping
- trouncing
- trimming
- beating
- upsetting
- routing
- blowing away
- skinning
- flattening
- smothering
- shellacking
- creaming
- whapping
- bombing
- mastering
- overwhelming
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- snowing under
- crushing
- besting
- exceeding
- running circles around
- beating the pants off
- overpowering
- overmatching
- finishing
- conquering
- overbearing
- succeeding
- licking
- sweeping
- capping
- vanquishing
- wiping the floor with
- destroying
- whomping
- prevailing (over)
- scoring
- running rings around
- tromping
- eating alive
- wiping the ground with
- dispatching
- surpassing
- surmounting
- subduing
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- outdistancing
- eclipsing
- upending
- slaughtering
- outshining
- hurdling
- worsting
- sinking
- subjugating
- doing in
- knocking off
- winning (against)
- outfighting
- outstripping
- bettering
- overthrowing
- breaking
- excelling
- triumphing (over)
- flourishing
- knocking over
- nosing out
- transcending
- edging (out)
- acing (out)
- overtopping
- pipping
- outdoing
Antonyms:
skunking Sentence Examples
- The retired chemistry professor was known for his peculiar experiments, including a memorable incident involving a foul-smelling skunk spray known as "skunking."
- The skunk's potent defense mechanism, skunking, can disable an attacker's senses and linger for hours.
- The hunters were caught off guard by the skunking of the threatened skunk, sending them scattering in a cloud of nauseating odor.
- The farmer's dog was a prized pet until one unfortunate encounter with a skunk, leaving its owner with a lingering stench of skunking.
- The playground was temporarily evacuated after a rogue skunk released a torrent of skunking, forcing the children to retreat indoors.
- The wildlife photographer's encounter with a family of skunks turned sour when they simultaneously unleashed a symphony of skunking.
- The hikers had to abandon their campsite after being repeatedly skunked by a determined skunk that seemed to enjoy their presence.
- The scientists studying the effects of skunking on human behavior were met with unexpected resistance from the animals themselves.
- The insurance company denied the claim for a damaged car, citing the odor of skunking as a preexisting condition.
- The prankster's attempt to skunk his unsuspecting victim backfired when the wind shifted, leaving himself with a lingering stench and a bruised ego.
FAQs About the word skunking
any of various common omnivorous black-and-white New World mammals (especially genus Mephitis) of the weasel family that have a pair of perineal glands from whi
drubbing, whopping, whupping, clobbering, pasting, burying, thrashing, smoking,overcoming, walloping
falling,losing (to),going down, failing, giving up, flopping, washing out, going under, flunking,collapsing
The retired chemistry professor was known for his peculiar experiments, including a memorable incident involving a foul-smelling skunk spray known as "skunking."
The skunk's potent defense mechanism, skunking, can disable an attacker's senses and linger for hours.
The hunters were caught off guard by the skunking of the threatened skunk, sending them scattering in a cloud of nauseating odor.
The farmer's dog was a prized pet until one unfortunate encounter with a skunk, leaving its owner with a lingering stench of skunking.
