Thesaurus results for SWATTING

swatting

verb

present participle of swat

as in smacking

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 swatting Another customer said Roberts was also seen kicking and swatting chickens outside the store. —

Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 18 June 2026 Liam Owen, of Boise, who worked as an aircraft mechanic for Horizon Airlines, documented the date of the incident as May 28, when high winds swept through the Treasure Valley, fanning the flames of fires, swatting down trees and power lines, and causing tens of thousands to lose power. —

Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2026 Police are investigating a swatting incident that targeted a school and Walmart in Hamden on Wednesday. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026 Staal lost his edge on his skate, but that didn’t stop him from swatting a back-handed shot of his own toward the net. —

Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026 Wembanyama reacted by swatting Brunson away, placing his hand near the back of Brunson’s neck and pushing him to the floor. —

C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026 Team co-owner Heather Gibbs said watching the teammates race so hard was like kids on a family vacation swatting at each other in the backseat. —

ABC News, 31 May 2026 Everyone is swatting and waving bugs away. —

Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 May 2026 Officers quickly determined the call was likely a swatting attempt after meeting with security personnel already stationed at the property and finding no evidence of gunfire. —

Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swatting

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Deputies responded to a report of a driver smacking his car into a guardrail in front of The Bridge Restaurant before driving away, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2026
As the match got away from her in the second set and the Court Philippe-Chatrier crowd became increasingly hostile, Andreeva fully unraveled, smacking another ball towards the roof and asking members of her box to leave.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 2 June 2026