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skirmishing

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present participle of skirmish

Synonyms & Antonyms of skirmishing

1 as in brawling

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for skirmishing

brawling

boxing,
sparring

bashing,
battering,
beating,
buffeting,
hitting,
punching,
slugging,
striking

battling,
clashing (with),
combating
(or combatting),
contending,
dueling
(or duelling),
fighting,
warring (against)

grappling,
rassling,
scuffling,
tussling,
wrestling

2 as in exploring, probing

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for skirmishing

exploring,
probing,
prospecting,
snooping

grubbing (about),
poking (around)

browsing,
glancing (over),
looking over

ascertaining,
descrying,
detecting,
determining,
discovering,
ferreting (out),
finding,
finding out,
getting,
hitting (on or upon),
learning,
locating,
running down,
scaring up,
tracking (down)

perusing,
studying

auditing,
checking (out),
examining,
inspecting,
investigating,
reviewing,
scanning,
scrutinizing,
surveying

frisking,
patting down,
shaking down

combing,
digging (through),
dredging,
hunting (through),
raking,
ransacking,
rifling,
rummaging,
scouring,
searching,
sorting (through),
trolling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for skirmishing

hiding

abandoning,
losing

ignoring,
neglecting

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