swatting (Meaning)
swatting
a powerful or crushing blow, to hit with a sharp slapping blow usually with an instrument (such as a bat or flyswatter), to make a false report of an ongoing serious crime in order to elicit a response from law enforcement (such as the dispatch of a SWAT unit), to hit with a quick hard blow, a police or military unit specially trained and equipped to handle unusually hazardous situations or missions, home run, a long hit in baseball
Synonyms & Antonyms of swatting
Synonyms:
- bopping
- licking
- kicking
- thwacking
- pushing
- bludgeoning
- belting
- rapping
- chopping
- clocking
- boxing
- zapping
- clobbering
- tagging
- stabbing
- jabbing
- shoving
- socking
- bonking
- stroking
- hammering
- poking
- nailing
- thumping
- smiting
- walloping
- bashing
- slogging
- slugging
- busting
- flicking
- cracking
- biffing
- pasting
- bobbing
- clouting
- bumping
- tapping
Synonyms:
- drubbing
- battering
- caning
- creaming
- lambasting
- flogging
- pummeling
- whaling
- braining
- switching
- knocking down
- roughing
- kneeing
- levelling
- bowling (down or over)
- sapping
- bunging
- cuffing
- lacing
- slashing
- mangling
- butting
- sledging
- scuffing
- jostling
- bunting
- flooring
- cudgeling
- beating
- prodding
- mauling
- hanging one on
- spearing
- decking
- clubbing
- pommelling
- pommeling
- buffeting
- beaning
- pummelling
- pelting
- thrashing
- dumping
- leveling
- flailing
- cudgelling
- lashing
- stamping
- felling
- peppering
- conking
- whipping
swatting Sentence Examples
- The police swatted the suspected criminal's house in a surprise raid.
- The swatting incident was a dangerous prank that could have led to tragedy.
- The teenager who swatted a school was arrested and charged with a felony.
- The swatting call was a hoax, and the police quickly determined it was false.
- The swatting incident traumatized the family that was targeted.
- The swatting call was made anonymously, and the caller has not been identified.
- The police are investigating the swatting incident and are seeking the perpetrator.
- The swatting epidemic has become a major problem for law enforcement.
- The swatting incident sparked outrage in the community.
- The swatting call was made from a discarded cell phone, which has complicated the investigation.
FAQs About the word swatting
a powerful or crushing blow, to hit with a sharp slapping blow usually with an instrument (such as a bat or flyswatter), to make a false report of an ongoing se
pounding, swiping, hitting, whacking, punching, banging, knocking, striking, batting, clapping
No antonyms found.
The police swatted the suspected criminal's house in a surprise raid.
The swatting incident was a dangerous prank that could have led to tragedy.
The teenager who swatted a school was arrested and charged with a felony.
The swatting call was a hoax, and the police quickly determined it was false.
