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