swatted

verb

past tense of swat
as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner didn't sleep a wink all night because she was too busy swatting mosquitoes

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Recent Examples of swatted Coney Barrett shared her experience bringing home a bulletproof vest and having her house swatted, or subject to false police reports. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Dybantsa jumped, too, raising his left arm into the air, and swatted the ball, with one of his Wizards teammates collecting the rebound. — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Battiloro allegedly swatted the family's home in Cranford twice in September 2025, according to Bramnick. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026 The boy, who was not identified, immediately swatted the bat away, the report said. — Sophie Ziedalski, NBC news, 2 July 2026 Miami swatted 32 home runs in 26 games in June after only hitting 23 in 29 games in May and 19 across 26 games in April. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 The players could be seen exchanging words throughout their match-up and, at one point during the second quarter, Harrison swatted at the ball being held by Reese after play had already been stopped. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 The ball seemed to be a winner, until Suarez, who was stationed in the goal post, swatted it with his hands. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026 Trey Gambill, after two fly-outs, swatted a homer to center, his ninth of the season, giving Oklahoma a 7-0 lead. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swatted
  1. smacked
  2. slapped
  3. knocked
  4. hit
  5. punched
  6. slammed
  7. banged
  8. clapped
Verb
  • The Tampa Bay Rays third baseman smacked a 463-foot whopper late last month.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • Almost two years ago, China’s east coast was smacked by one of the strongest storms in decades, which temporarily halted container operations at both Shanghai and Ningbo ports.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Definition of smacked
Verb
  • The liability verdict Basabe’s former aide, Nicolas Frevola, testified that Basabe slapped him in the face at a private event in January 2023 and that Basabe slapped his butt without his consent a month prior.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • The Atlanta Journal’s weather reporter went to Florida to spend a quiet vacation away from the elements — and on the very first day a tropical storm jumped up and slapped him in the face.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of slapped
Verb
  • As Occhicone knocked on windows and doors, he was confronted by Gerrity's 66-year-old father, Raymon Artzner.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • In one photo, Bloom appeared to have just popped his head out of the water as Laemmel approached, and in another, the model wrapped her arms around the actor before — as seen in another snap — a wave knocked Bloom over into the water.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Definition of knocked
Verb
  • As thousands of professors at in the University of California system say the students entering their classrooms are increasingly under-prepared for university-level math, the university’s timely graduation rates just hit all-time highs.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Average daily rates in Miami hit $302 for both game nights and eves, according to AirDNA.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • Brown was accused of twice hitting the victim with a glass bottle to his head while Akinlolu punched him.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Lambert then punched Powell multiple times in the head, the affidavit says.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2026
Definition of punched
Verb
  • For the third auction in a row, the price of keeping the lights on across a 13-state swath of the country slammed straight into the ceiling.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • Moments before impact, the restraining orca let go, and its partner slammed into the sunfish like a freight train hitting a watermelon.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of slammed
Verb
  • Moshobane outworked Sacramento midfielder Danny Crisostomo for the ball and banged it into the far side of the net.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
  • Nosková banged an ace to set up her sixth championship point, then sent a 115 mph serve that Muchová couldn’t return to seal the match.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of banged
Verb
  • As McIver built clouds and caterpillars from soap water, the children clapped and cheered in unison.
    — Claire Wang, Oc Register, 23 July 2026
  • Last week, as dusk draped over the water, fans clapped the musicians through their last song of the night.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of clapped

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