pistol-whipping Sentence Examples
- The gangster resorted to pistol-whipping to intimidate his rivals.
- The criminal was charged with assault after pistol-whipping the store clerk during the robbery.
- He narrowly escaped serious injury when the assailant attempted pistol-whipping him.
- The detective noticed signs of a struggle, including a pistol-whipping mark on the victim's face.
- Despite being outnumbered, he fought back against his attackers, pistol-whipping one of them.
- The robber threatened to pistol-whip the hostages if they didn't cooperate.
- She had nightmares about the robber pistol-whipping her during the terrifying ordeal.
- The sound of pistol-whipping echoed through the alleyway, signaling danger to anyone nearby.
- The criminal showed no mercy, pistol-whipping anyone who dared to defy him.
- The suspect was apprehended after being caught on camera pistol-whipping a pedestrian during a confrontation.
pistol-whipping Meaning
pistol-whipping
to beat with a pistol
Synonyms & Antonyms of pistol-whipping
Synonyms:
- strapping
- socking
- cudgelling
- rawhiding
- whacking
- clobbering
- storming
- horsewhipping
- cowhiding
- cuffing
- attacking
- cudgeling
- knocking
- slapping
- descending-on-or-upon-
- boxing
- scourging
- chopping
- smashing
- swatting
- lacerating
- wounding
- raiding
- spanking
- flagellating
- hitting
- leathering
- smacking
- clouting
- caning
- swiping
- assaulting
- slamming
- blackjacking
- thwacking
- punching
- assailing
Synonyms:
- laying-on
- paddling
- clubbing
- walloping
- belting
- jumping-on-
- bashing
- goring
- bludgeoning
- pummelling
- whomping
- working-over
- mauling
- busting
- pouncing-on-or-upon-
- tanning
- rushing
- pounding
- flogging
- licking
- thrashing
- besetting
- punching-out
- lamming
- hammering
- lashing
- fustigating
- whipping
- pelting
- thumping
- maiming
- lathering
- pasting
- buffeting
- mutilating
- whamming
- drubbing
- pummeling
- battering
- whupping
- cracking
- hiding
FAQs About the word pistol-whipping
to beat with a pistol
strapping, socking, cudgelling, rawhiding, whacking, clobbering, storming, horsewhipping, cowhiding, cuffing
No antonyms found.
The gangster resorted to pistol-whipping to intimidate his rivals.
The criminal was charged with assault after pistol-whipping the store clerk during the robbery.
He narrowly escaped serious injury when the assailant attempted pistol-whipping him.
The detective noticed signs of a struggle, including a pistol-whipping mark on the victim's face.
