rabbit-punching

verb

present participle of rabbit-punch
as in bowling (down or over)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit-punching
  1. knocking down
  2. stabbing
  3. dumping
  4. pushing
  5. switching
  6. slashing
  7. clubbing
  8. flooring
Verb
  • The Minutemen went on a 14-4 run powered by Wembley as the sophomore forward scored eight of his 15 points during the stretch, including knocking down a corner 3-pointer to give UMass a 14-6 lead.
    — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Last week, Ukraine ran out of Patriot interceptors – one of the few defensive weapons capable of knocking down a ballistic missile – leaving it far more vulnerable to Russian attacks.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of knocking down
Verb
  • Prosecutors said Gargiulo charmed women in the Los Angeles area by presenting himself as a friendly neighbor and handyman before breaking into their homes and stabbing them to death.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Paula Larson, 60, smiles tearfully outside the Markham Courthouse after James Barbier was convicted of murder in the stabbing death of her mother in 1966.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of stabbing
Verb
  • Stocks rebounded to end a turbulent election week, which saw investors dumping companies tied to the artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out after Democrats flipped the House and Senate and some key gubernatorial seats.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • On the way out, here's Charley Hull dumping out some SI Swimsuit content from a boat in Ibiza.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of dumping
Verb
  • Hood is not the only person pushing for a pause on executions in Florida.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The Associated Press declared Matsui the winner Tuesday afternoon over Vang, a Sacramento City Council member who entered the race pushing for a new generation of Democratic leadership.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of pushing
Verb
  • Silicon carbide is widely used in applications such as electric vehicle inverters, while gallium nitride supports compact, fast-switching power converters.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The machine features solid performance for both work and play, and switching it between laptop and tablet modes couldn't be easier.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of switching
Verb
  • Medicare could soon save beneficiaries over a billion dollars on prescription drugs — without slashing the price of a single medicine.
    — Ted Okon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Republican Scott Walker won that year, and over the next eight years enacted a wide array of Republican priorities that included drastically scaling back union rights, slashing taxes and requiring voters to show identification at the polls.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of slashing
Verb
  • Varma holed out in the outfield in Ahmed’s final over, but Varma motored to his 21-ball half-century by clubbing 15 runs of the fast bowler’s final four balls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Vogue Italia describes soft clubbing as moving clubbing out of traditional nightlife venues and into places like bars, bakeries and gardens during morning and brunch hours.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of clubbing
Verb
  • Antique mirrors, walls adorned with refined stucco work, and flooring made using traditional Venetian Seminato, an ancient technique involving marble inlays and a polished surface, are some of the key elements of the boutique.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The area's flooring industry has long depended on immigrant labor, and many families include a mix of citizens, legal residents, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and undocumented immigrants.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of flooring
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