skulling

Definition of skullingnext
present participle of skull

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skulling
Verb
  • Traditional Japanese yakitori calls for spearing chicken seasoned with salt or a soy basting sauce onto bamboo skewers and grilling them over charcoal.
    SAVEUR Editors, Saveur, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Breakker went on to complete the match by spearing and pinning CM Punk.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Mohammed Ahmad Hussein al-Halsi was sentenced in 2016 to 18 years behind bars for stabbing elderly women.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Another Jefferson County circuit judge, Jessica Green, last year drew local and national criticism after granting shock probation to a 32-year-old man accused of abducting a mother and two children and stabbing the mother during a bank robbery.
    Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • After being outplayed by the home side for nearly all of the first half, Leeds took only four minutes of the second period to take the lead, Lukas Nmecha lashing home brilliantly from the edge of the penalty area.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The carnivorous mammal's teeth-baring image suggests a wilderness pushed to the margins and lashing out.
    Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • For Muslims, many of whom eschew alcohol, and for anyone seeking liquor-free or family-friendly social options, the cafes are hospitable hangouts and a late-night alternative to nighttime clubbing.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Robbie is at her finest when regaling Charli XCX or Jessie Ware and her mom about her clubbing days.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The hanging quickly devolves into an all-out bacchanal, as onlookers drink, dance and kiss in the square surrounding the flailing corpse.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Their premise is that international-relations scholars are flailing in part because they’re trained to think of their field, as its name implies, as affairs between and among states.
    Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Throughout the winter and early spring, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was slashing the federal workforce, in part, by offering buyouts to career officials.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
  • New York — Advances in AI are unlikely to push down interest rates in the short term, a key Federal Reserve official said Tuesday — a stark contrast to Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh’s plan for slashing borrowing costs.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • By whipping or rapidly spinning fresh citrus juice, bartenders introduce air into the liquid, creating a thicker texture without adding additional ingredients.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Scheffler began the final day eight shots behind and was 7 under through seven holes before the wind began whipping.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Examples include a husband having the legal right to restrict his wife’s travel and employment, unequal divorce rights and punishment for appearing in public without a hijab ranging from fines to prison time to flogging.
    Ellie Austin, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • 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
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“Skulling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skulling. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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