ramming

verb

present participle of ram
1
as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something the truck suddenly swerved and rammed into the side of a building

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2
as in cramming
to fit (people or things) into a tight space rammed as many candies into his mouth as he could fit

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3
as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly I threw myself out of the way as a car rammed through the crosswalk

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Recent Examples of ramming Philippine video shows a group of eight Chinese troops in a boat ramming one of the smaller Philippine craft. — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 Given the context, the ramming behavior could be a more efficient method to eat sunfish than meticulously pulling it apart. — Joseph Kim, NPR, 24 July 2026 Prosecutors say Garcia actually hit the accelerator before ramming into the tree, instead of the brakes. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 There have been numerous accounts in recent years of orcas ramming boats—and sometimes sinking them. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 Playing with their food While this could be a way to boost immunity and help feed their young, ramming simply may be a fun game for these highly social whales. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026 That had come out somewhere in between the baby drama and the daddy-ramming drama. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 23 July 2026 In April, police foiled a car-ramming plot against a synagogue and Jewish school in Houston. — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026 Dominik Mysterio Joe Hendry opened up by ramming Dominik into the corner and stomping him. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramming
  1. bumping
  2. cramming
  3. speeding
  4. slamming
  5. squeezing
  6. driving
  7. colliding
  8. loading
Verb
  • Team 2023 Hagel becomes our first player to pull double-duty, bumping Ryan O’Reilly out of the forward group.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • This can sometimes work against you, though, since bumping the front of the laptop can register as an input.
    — John Loeffler, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026
Definition of bumping
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  • An early 2022 op-ed in the University of Calgary’s student newspaper described the idea as the antithesis of hustle culture, one that finds satisfaction in mundane tasks rather than cramming productivity into every waking moment.
    — Allison Palmer July 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
  • This is an impressive chip, cramming nearly 100 billion transistors onto a piece of silicon roughly the size of a fingernail.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of cramming
Verb
  • In May 2023, Cancino and his partner pulled over a man for allegedly speeding and having tinted windows, said his attorney, Nicole Castronovo.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Officer Mitchell Barrett chased the two vehicles, which were speeding over 100 miles per hour, about a mile along Elder Creek Road.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of speeding
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  • Over the past several months, Taylor has accused Mortensen in court of stalking and, on one occasion, slamming her head into the dashboard of his truck.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • Because of this tremendous heat, hydrogen atoms in the inner core of stars are zipping along at incredible speeds and slamming into each other with astonishing violence.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026
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  • McGurk argued that, if the return of the hostages was the only way to end the war, then publicly squeezing Israel to protect civilians could paradoxically prolong the fighting, resulting in more Palestinian deaths.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • De la Fuente’s forwards press aggressively, while centre-backs Pau Cubarsi and Aymeric Laporte hold a high defensive line, squeezing the pitch and pinning their opponents back.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of squeezing
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  • The war with Iran and renewed closure of the strait aren’t the only factors driving prices higher.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • For Åkerfeldt, there were two competing philosophies driving the band’s music.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
Definition of driving
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  • When two helicopters operate in close proximity, their rotors risk colliding in flight and then coming apart explosively, which would lead the aircraft to fall to the ground with the aerodynamics of a lawn dart.
    — Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • Their ability to absorb the energy of colliding cars—forcing rails to curl up, rather than spear—is the result of decades of clever engineering.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of colliding
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  • The demo kept loading or didn’t work at all across multiple tries.
    — Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • If temperatures are especially hot or cold, warm or cool your car before loading the plant, and head straight home.
    — Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026
Definition of loading

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