skulling

present participle of skull

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skulling
Verb
  • That album cut, originally featured on OK Computer, became a hit seemingly out of nowhere earlier this year after spearing like wildfire on TikTok.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The mother struck Dorn on the back of the head with a hammer, but Dorn responded by repeatedly stabbing her, causing multiple wounds to her face, arms and legs, according to court documents.
    Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The assailant then walked into the restaurant’s breakroom and began stabbing the victim multiple times, police said.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hammoud and some on City Council have faced criticism for angrily lashing out at critics during council meetings and other public events.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But now that the moment is here, Israel is lashing out.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And Ibiza is the clubbing capital.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And, back at home, his FBI director, Kash Patel was flailing in a pair of congressional hearings this week when asked about Epstein.
    Chris Brennan, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Weeks 3 and 4, when Denver was flailing.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For Paul, campaigning to reelect Massie is a clear opportunity to emphasize some of his breaks with Trump while praising some of the president’s other actions, like moving to dismantle the Education Department or slashing foreign aid.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The sheer magnitude of the cuts—including a 40 percent slashing of money going to the National Institutes of Health—would do severe harm to biomedical researchers and the industries that serve or rely on them.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Video from Camiguin Island, posted by the Philippines Department of the Interior and Local Government, showed fierce winds and ocean water whipping past houses onto a residential street.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
  • After whipping Minnesota 22-6 on the road in Week 2, the Falcons were shut out by the Panthers in Week 3.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Black Death and its aftermath saw a great resurgence of apocalyptic flagellation, with thousands of adherents flogging themselves up and down the Continent (the movement failed to take off in England, which figures).
    Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Skulling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skulling. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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