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 Shot in only one day and clocking in around eight minutes, the final scene feels as much like a seance or invocation as a piece of drama. —

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 Take a day trip to Beaver Island—Lake Michigan’s largest island, clocking in at nearly 56 square miles—via the Beaver Island Boat Company ferry, departing from Charlevoix. —

Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026 The grinding robot has already proven its worth on the shop floor, successfully processing more than 500 steel sections while clocking a sleek 15 percent boost in operational efficiency. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026 The get-in price for Game 5 also surged by $1,000, with the cheapest tickets as of June 10 clocking in at nearly $2,500. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 Lindsay is eternally clocking in to do her job, to make sure that the sponge of this show has been so thoroughly wrung that there is not even a droplet of drama left inside. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 June 2026 The apartments will be restricted to those making between 60% and 100% of the area median income, with the average unit clocking in at 89% AMI. —

Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 8 June 2026 So of course a nation famed for its exacting culture and being the most visited in the world—clocking 102 million international tourists in 2025—has a very specific appellation system for its luxury hotels. —

Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026 Woodall eyed Busse’s tools on the ground, clocking some familiar devices. —

Jane Bua, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

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Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
The purpose of any heat shield is to be sure the extreme temperatures that objects hitting Earth’s atmosphere experience don’t harm the crew or cargo inside the vehicle.

— Margaret Landis, The Conversation, 18 June 2026