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noun

Definition of batteringnext
as in pounding

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verb

present participle of batter
1
as in licking
to strike repeatedly children battered the piñata until it broke open

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2
as in bombing
to use bombs or artillery against planes battered the city for weeks

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Recent Examples of battering
Noun
To see it and to hear it, though — that’s the full wallop to the sternum, the battering ram that doesn’t simply destroy but cracks through, making way for a torrent of light and producing a thousand shimmering fragments. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026 Times have changed dramatically, and Labour’s recent battering came at the hands of the ascendant anti-immigrant Reform UK party on the right and, to a lesser-extent, the eco-populist Greens on the left. — ABC News, 16 May 2026
Verb
Surviving that battering without damage is largely what convinced DNV to sign off. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026 But there were only waves battering against the rocks, and no sign of the house. — Literary Hub, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for battering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battering
  1. pounding
  2. licking
  3. bombing
  4. hammering
  5. lashing
  6. attacking
  7. thrashing
  8. beating
Noun
  • Rucking targets both at once without the joint pounding of running or the recovery debt of hard gym sessions.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
  • Rutted migration routes, carved by the constant pounding of animal hooves, littered northern Pennsylvania.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Definition of pounding
Verb
  • Dubiously sourced accounts followed of Australians who died after drinking toad tea and a man supposedly being imprisoned in South America on toad-licking charges.
    — Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There’s truly nothing like licking that paper lid, then shoveling that tiny tongue depressor into a child-sized serving of vanilla or chocolate ice cream.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of licking
Verb
  • For decades, advocates of bombing Iran argued that such an attack might be messy but would ultimately remove the Iranian threat.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The government has intensified firefighting efforts across Sumatra and Borneo islands, deploying more than 35 aircraft including water-bombing helicopters and patrol airplanes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bombing
Noun
  • This song features a kick drum throughout, and the boosted bass takes it from background timekeeping to foreground hammering.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Middle East faces chaotic power shifts as Iran, despite taking a hammering, refuses to back down, though its regional influence is expected to wane.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of hammering
Verb
  • Lala weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday after lashing the state without making landfall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The eyewall was forecast to move over or near the island’s southern end by the evening, lashing its worst winds at volcanic slopes thousands of feet above sea level.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of lashing
Verb
  • So too are there similarities to the Brentford side that came up under Thomas Frank, given their set-piece credentials and attacking variety.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Fishback has been aggressively attacking Donalds over his politics and his race while holding rallies across the state drawing crowds of young men motivated by his hard-right campaign promises.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of attacking
Noun
  • Kluivert notched a hat-trick in the 10-1 thrashing of Italy’s Genoa, with Scott, Unal (two goals each) and David Brooks scoring too.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Blågult had started so well, mind you, with a 5-1 thrashing of Tunisia.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of thrashing
Verb
  • Earlier polling showed Donalds beating Jolly by 5 points, according to the RealClearPolitics average of two polls that surveyed voters on a hypothetical matchup between the two front-runners.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
  • At the 2025 French Open, Loïs Boisson rode her wild card all the way to the semifinals, beating two top-10 players along the way.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
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