felling

present participle of fell
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as in mowing
to bring down by cutting the settlers began the daunting task of felling the mighty trees that blanketed the island

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of felling Grainier‘s an itinerant lumber man who worked the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th century, felling timber and building railroads. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025 However, the miniature accessories didn’t seem to stop a group of humans from felling and butchering the elephant. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025 Onscreen, a bridezilla sent an equivalent table soaring through a banquet hall, felling at least one chandelier. Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025 The first phase of the project also requires felling 50 square miles of pristine rainforest. M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for felling
Verb
  • Russia's Defense Ministry reported downing a total of 2,788 long-range Ukrainian drones during September, at an average of just under 93 per day.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Jim Lorentz crossed paths with the American Motel in Wheat Ridge many times — whether as a cop hauling out a domestic violence suspect, as a diner downing comfort food in the restaurant or as a guest in the Elvis suite on his wedding night.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Collect grass trimmings when mowing.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • While applying pre-emergent herbicides in September or October is the best defense against these weeds, mowing in late fall and winter can help manage any that appear after the herbicide window.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When Benson was on the ice killing penalties, the Sabres generated two scoring chances and allowed zero.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But Halfmann suspects this hair-trigger system is needlessly killing brain cells in diseases like Alzheimer's.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Tar Heels were blown out 38-10 by the Clemson Tigers in Week 6, dropping the program to 2-3 under first-year head coach Bill Belichick.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025
  • One former OpenAI employee who was not authorized to speak publicly said being worried about safety protections dropping over time is a legitimate fear.
    Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The county was also heavily affected by the 2021 floods that swept most of Middle Tennessee, with high waters washing away multiple roads and even destroying a church in the Pinewood community, according to previous Tennessean reporting.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Just two years earlier, devastating floods swept through Middle Tennessee, damaging infrastructure and destroying a church in Pinewood.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Fanning flatlines when left to be a solo show as Bertino whacks her around like a pinball, hitting big, loud scares that seem to keep resetting.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Chris Pratt has saved the galaxy, battled velociraptors and is now playing an LAPD detective accused by an AI court of slaying his wife in Amazon MGM Studios‘ upcoming Mercy from Timur Bekmambetov.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Three human artists, EJAE, Rei Ami, and Audrey Nuna, are the singing voices of the demon-slaying main characters.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The group has grown from 35 member organizations to 75 in the four and a half years since statue-toppling gripped America.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Once inside, Schubert moved through the building, toppling county flags in the rotunda and setting the Columbia County flag on fire with lighter fluid, Heck said, according to the.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Felling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felling. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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