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