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