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

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Ibe, 30, appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Friday to be sentenced for assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm, and he was fined and sentenced to community service, according to BBC News.

— Ali Rampling, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
He was accused of assaulting an unidentified 29-year-old woman the day prior to his arrest.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of assaulting

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Houston will host the Kansas City Royals, owners of the fifth-worst record in baseball, and the Rangers will host the Boston Red Sox, a club on the verge of punching its own ticket to October.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The victim tackled Cunningham and started punching him, and took the gun.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of punching

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The consequence is really mechanical attacking that surprises nobody and desperately needs a rogue element.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The baby has been with the couple since birth, and Uthmeier’s office is not attacking their fitness as parents, Jay said.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of attacking

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Arch Manning's joking comments at a news conference about a fake video of coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe erupted in controversy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Texas quarterback Arch Manning has apologized for his public reaction to a video that was altered by AI to show Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe and knocking her to the ground.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of slapping

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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

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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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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
Pausing midway through a meal to check in with your hunger is a good rule of thumb, and boxing half of a meal at a restaurant to bring home can also help.

— Gavin Escott, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

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