Synonyms of skirmishing (with)

skirmishing (with)

verb

present participle of skirmish (with)

as in fighting

to oppose (someone) in physical conflict

for years the Apache leader had been skirmishing with the Mexicans, who were responsible for his nickname, Geronimo

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fighting
• battling
• clashing (with)
• warring (against)
• combating
• scrimmaging (with)
• beating
• dueling
• hitting
• wrestling
• knocking
• punching
• boxing
• slapping
• jousting
• striking
• pounding
• banging
• smacking
• battering
• slamming
• slugging
• swatting
• pasting
• thumping
• hammering
• buffeting
• batting
• bashing
• whacking
• sparring
• swiping
• smiting
• whaling
• belting
• brawling
• slogging
• bumping
• grappling
• bopping
• scuffling
• socking
• clobbering
• colliding
• thwacking
• bludgeoning
• walloping
• tussling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• giving up
• submitting
• surrendering