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:
- bludgeoning
- belting
- bobbing
- busting
- chopping
- boxing
- biffing
- rapping
- bashing
- pushing
- walloping
- smiting
- clobbering
- bonking
- pasting
- shoving
- clocking
- flicking
- stabbing
- stroking
- jabbing
- zapping
- thumping
- licking
- kicking
- cracking
- bumping
- hammering
- poking
- nailing
- socking
- tapping
- clouting
- slogging
- tagging
- bopping
- slugging
- thwacking
Synonyms:
- sapping
- cudgelling
- bunting
- pelting
- decking
- knocking down
- sledging
- slashing
- peppering
- conking
- braining
- bowling (down or over)
- cudgeling
- flooring
- levelling
- stamping
- creaming
- battering
- lashing
- spearing
- hanging one on
- lambasting
- pummeling
- pummelling
- prodding
- butting
- thrashing
- dumping
- beaning
- felling
- pommelling
- clubbing
- roughing
- bunging
- switching
- pommeling
- kneeing
- buffeting
- cuffing
- jostling
- whaling
- leveling
- mauling
- whipping
- drubbing
- flogging
- beating
- caning
- scuffing
- flailing
- mangling
- lacing
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
banging, hitting, punching, batting, clipping, swiping, pounding,smacking, clapping, slamming
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.
