Thesaurus results for CLOCKING

clocking

verb

present participle of clock

as in hitting

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stool

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Recent Examples of clocking Another budget-minded Chromebook at a serious price drop, the IdeaPad Slim 3i is lightweight and features epic battery life, clocking in at over 15 hours. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026 Big Tech has spent the last 12 months making steady inroads into fashion, and Vogue Business has been clocking every move. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 7 July 2026 Employees should be recognized for meaningfully showing up—being good colleagues, bringing positive energy and ideas to work—not for clocking the longest hours. — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Riles’s company now employs 18 people, and as of May, the company’s grown 43% year over year, according to John Helms, director of sales and business insights, clocking slightly over $10 million in revenue in 2025. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026 Traffic speeds saw a massive improvement during Game 4, on Thursday, June 25, clocking in at 30% faster than historical data. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026 Bonner, a third-year veteran who has worked his way up the roster as a former undrafted player, has a reputation as one of Miami’s five fastest players, consistently clocking one of the team’s top three speeds in practice based on the team’s tracker every player wears. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026 Several big tech stocks were higher in early trading Wednesday, with semiconductor makers including Broadcom and Intel clocking modest gains. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 24 June 2026 For clocking thousands of steps per day, opt for supportive shoes like the Brooks Revel 8 Sneakers. — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocking

Verb

The New York Yankees want to add a right-handed hitting catcher, and the Minnesota Twins’ Ryan Jeffers still appears to be their most obvious target.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 21 July 2026
But what does Porsha being a liar have to do with Shamea hitting below the belt unprompted?

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Definition of hitting

Verb

But that hasn’t stopped one of the country’s increasingly renowned grape-growing regions from punching well above its weight.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
Video footage of the incident appears to show two officers struggling with Hardy, with one of them punching her before taking her to the ground.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Definition of punching

Verb

But when their panel ended, the sports stars got into a heated exchange that ended with Brady slapping Paul in the face.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 July 2026
As seen in a video posted by Fanatics on Instagram and X, the former NFL quarterback traded words with Paul face-to-face before slapping him, and was ultimately pulled away.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of slapping

Verb

Part of Ludwig Göransson’s score is based on the sound of banging pieces of bronze, which turn out to be the alarm bells of Troy, a warning of violence that echoes throughout the film.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Then the team did it, sitting on the field after beating Ivory Coast to reach the round of 16, with captain Martin Odegaard banging the drum.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of banging

Verb

Over the past several months, Taylor has accused Mortensen in court of stalking and, on one occasion, slamming her head into the dashboard of his truck.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Because of this tremendous heat, hydrogen atoms in the inner core of stars are zipping along at incredible speeds and slamming into each other with astonishing violence.

— Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026

Definition of slamming

Verb

With a Triple-A pitcher called up for a spot start and a utilityman smacking an early two-run homer, the Boston Red Sox, having now won eight straight games, keep winning with an unlikely formula.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 July 2026
The first mode is a more simple impact detonation — simply put, smacking the asteroid's surface to create a shallow crater, in which a nuclear device is exploded.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of smacking

Verb

For much of the ’80s, Teresa Taylor (aka Teresa Nervosa) joined up as a second drummer, pounding tribal beats beside Coffey, and became a Gen-X icon after appearing in the 1990 film Slacker.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026
After pounding his drive down the final fairway, Fox hit his approach to just inside 12 feet and then dripped his birdie putt into the edge of the cup to win the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

— Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026