PISTOL-WHIPPING Synonyms: 103 Similar Words

pistol-whipping

verb

present participle of pistol-whip

as in strapping

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Some go further, flagellating themselves or using a sword to strike their forehead to draw blood.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
His only way of finding any kind of life for himself is to embrace evil, to stop running away from it, to try to stop morally flagellating himself.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026

Definition of flagellating

Verb

Demolishing universities, assaulting the press, violently resegregating the public sphere, ramming degenerative AI down our throats, incarcerating mere zine makers, the regime is systematically repealing the right to culture.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Soon after the photo was taken, pro-Chinese Communist Party activists there began assaulting protesters of Xi's authoritarian regime — though there is no evidence Zhang was involved in any attacks.

— Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of assaulting

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An image from a San Francisco police officer's body camera shows an officer punching Kevon Gibson as he is being restrained by other officers.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
In June, LaBeouf was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to punching three people outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of punching

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Selma Blair was arrested Sunday after allegedly attacking crew members on board a Delta flight into New York City.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Arriving crews reported heavy fire on the third floor and began interior operations, attacking the fire with multiple handlines, Hopkins said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of attacking

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Hochman said the nannies were caught on video spanking, slapping or hitting the children.

— News Editor, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Residents have reported paying excessive amounts to retrieve their vehicles from tow yards, with companies sometimes slapping extra fees on drivers who contact the police, according to council members.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of slapping

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But Varma and Shivam Dube (27) upped the ante in the final three overs by smacking 57 runs against Sufyan Moqim, Ayub and Ahmed Daniyal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of smacking

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Modern readers may take heart in the fact that there are many excellent critics thwacking through the slop—albeit with freelance machetes, on newfangled platforms.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Max Weinberg sat at his set, thwacking his floor tom, while Lahav fiddled with his dials, stalked into the studio to unplug, replug, and then just physically move the microphone closer to the set, then to the side, and then farther away.

— Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025

Definition of thwacking

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Adam Rodriguez as Ruben Chapa, a trainer at the local El Centro boxing gym.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Eubank Jr was seven years older than Benn, five years further into his professional career and, more pertinently, boxing at middleweight, three weight classes higher than super-lightweight Benn.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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