fustigating

verb

present participle of fustigate
as in descending (on or upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fustigating
  1. attacking
  2. knocking
  3. slapping
  4. smacking
  5. hitting
  6. whacking
  7. chopping
  8. rushing
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
Verb
  • Every follow, every comment, every DM is someone knocking on the door.
    — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Elarms-Orr didn’t think Kincaid was down and laid a sizable hit on the tight end, knocking him to the ground again.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocking
Verb
  • Yan bounded off the mound, slapping his hand against his glove several times, after the inning ended.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Once again, Yan did the whole jumping, landing, ground-slapping thing (no slide this time though).
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of slapping
Verb
  • Carrington was ejected from the game in the first half after smacking Cunningham across the face during Cunningham's layup attempt.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Catcher Daniel Susac followed up Wednesday’s two-home-run game by smacking a two-run shot, and the Giants bullpen didn’t break down while protecting a 4-1 victory.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of smacking
Verb
  • Duran started the year hitting third and now bats seventh or eighth, and his hold on everyday playing time might have been saved by Masataka Yoshida’s injury — at least until Roman Anthony’s return.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Digging for compliments Shares in mining giant BHP are trading higher in Australia, hitting a two-month high, after the company topped earnings expectations and unveiled plans to pay its highest dividend in four years.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of hitting
Verb
  • As the movie shows, local foodies would swarm the ocean whenever striped bass appeared, reeling them in with pieces of Wonder Bread and then whacking them on the head.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Larry Hayes, 86, and Bill Moniz, 79, hit the tennis courts in Mountain View three to four times a week — whacking balls across the net as teammates for one to three hours a week.
    — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Definition of whacking
Verb
  • Meals are punctuated by the heavy thwack of Soto’s butcher knife chopping the meats against a large block of Sinaloan alamo wood, while music and TVs complete the din.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Head was out in Hasan's next over, chopping on a delivery that was bowled from around the wicket as Australia slipped to 52-2.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of chopping
Verb
  • The film’s poetic structure broaches such thorny topics without rushing toward easy resolution.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Vikings have been a below-average rushing team in each of O’Connell’s four seasons.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of rushing
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