perforating

verb

present participle of perforate
as in drilling
to make a hole or series of holes in he perforated the sheet with his pencil and put it in his binder

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perforating
  1. drilling
  2. piercing
  3. punching
  4. puncturing
Verb
  • The contracts involve subsea production systems and pipelines, a floating control unit and drilling rig services.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Guys are just drilling things, getting familiar with how guys play.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of drilling
Verb
  • And over there—the six sky-piercing minarets of the 400-year-old Blue Mosque.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • When Rafael Rodríguez Rapún (Miguel Bernardeau), a Republican freedom fighter with piercing eyes and a lower abdominal wound, is wheeled into the infirmary, Sebastián is assigned to watch over him and extract information.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of piercing
Verb
  • Several people were seen punching each other and rolling around on the ground.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Gerald later forced his way into the child's room and tried to stab her with a knife before kicking and punching her, the documents said.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of punching
Verb
  • Debris landed on their roof, puncturing it so that rainwater was flowing into their living room.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In fact, Fielder says, Blaine was literally stabbing his hand, puncturing his own flesh to create the illusion of an illusion.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of puncturing
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“Perforating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforating. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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