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 33-year-old suspect in the Kroger Marketplace stabbing in Southgate was acting in self-defense while being punched at work, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • And when her neighbor horrifyingly begins stabbing herself repeatedly.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What To Know The Philippines' inter-agency National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea on Monday released drone footage showing a Chinese coast guard ship lashing a Philippine boat with its water cannon.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Coastal areas of suburban Long Island could see flooding, with up to 3 inches (about 8 centimeters) of rain and lashing winds expected, the weather service said.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After the clubbing scandal, the Finnish media, which had already dubbed her Party Sanna, began ramping up its coverage of Marin’s off-the-clock activities.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The Western world is experiencing something of a psychedelic renaissance, with an increasing amount of interest in drugs that decades ago were considered rebellious and dangerous to some groups but fun to others who used it while clubbing and attending raves.
    Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The New York Jets are flailing, still trying to crack the seal for their first win of 2025.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • According to the Money Doctor, the administration’s interest in a plan that would substitute the dollar for the flailing Argentine peso has greatly intensified in recent weeks as Milei’s political fortunes have weakened.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His slashing playing style caught Lorch’s eye at a tournament in the summer of 1991, and the 13-year-old was soon on a plane with future pros Erick Barkley and Stephon Marbury to an event in Arizona.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Milei has repeatedly wielded a chainsaw on stage to promote slashing spending, but his agenda, which also includes deregulation and free-market reform, has led to a volatile peso currency and seen investors aggressively dump Argentine stocks and bonds.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sarah Jessica Parker and Amy Sedaris were sitting front row, with Parker whipping out her phone to film Reese.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • While summer may be over, nothing is stopping you from whipping this thing out for the holiday season.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Others have called out the boring marketing campaign based around flogging variants in order for Swift to finally beat the record for the biggest opening sales week for a female artist in history (currently held by Adele, which she is likely projected to break).
    Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The only thing tougher to watch than the Bengals’ offense on Sunday was Browning flogging himself over the failure.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Skulling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skulling. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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