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