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