felling

verb

Definition of fellingnext
present participle of fell
1
as in downing
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall a champion boxer who was shockingly felled in the first round

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2
as in mowing
to bring down by cutting the settlers began the daunting task of felling the mighty trees that blanketed the island

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3
as in killing
to deprive of life the quest for a cure for malaria, the disease that felled so many during the digging of the Panama Canal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felling
  1. downing
  2. destroying
  3. hitting
  4. punching
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  • Wind speeds reached 40 mph for six-to-eight-hour stretches, in some places gusting at 60 mph, downing thousands of trees.
    Karri Peifer, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
  • On Sunday, however, Israeli air defenses reported downing two drones coming from Lebanon.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of downing
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  • Keeping the excessive usage of drones in ongoing wars in mind, the United States Army’s Apache helicopters are training to get better at destroying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) mid-flight using Hellfire missiles, among other ammunition.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • While undoubtedly devastating, the Israeli military said at the beginning of the campaign that reports of these airstrikes destroying 50 percent of Hezbollah’s rockets were most likely exaggerated.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of destroying
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  • Able to hide in plain sight, snipers excel at consistently hitting targets (both static and moving) at long range.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • There are multiple Kwik Trip fan clubs on Facebook, and, earlier this year, a group of runners even completed a 31-mile route hitting 10 Kwik Trips.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hitting
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  • Facebook / East Haven Police Department A man has been arrested after allegedly punching a pregnant woman and biting a medic’s hand in a violent carjacking attempt at a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru in Connecticut, police said.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • When the victim refused, Rodriguez began punching her.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of punching
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