quilling

verb

present participle of quill
as in perforating

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  1. punching
  2. poking
  3. thrusting
Verb
  • At the same hearing in May, Cooper answered another question the way Hegseth might have—by punching back.
    — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Video of the incident shows two officers struggling with the woman, with one of them punching her in the head before taking her to the ground.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of punching
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  • Ant hills aren’t just ugly mounds poking through your beautiful green yard.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
  • The math moves without touching the money supply and poking inflation expectations.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of poking
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  • Her existential crisis is cut short when Sherlock Holmes is kidnapped, thrusting Enola into a new mystery set in Malta.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The incident sparked a media frenzy, thrusting Lorena and John into the spotlight as their respective trials became front-page news.
    — Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
Definition of thrusting
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