puncturing

verb

Definition of puncturingnext
present participle of puncture
1
as in piercing
to make a hole or series of holes in a nail punctured the tire

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2
as in stabbing
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puncturing
  1. piercing
  2. stabbing
  3. punching
  4. picking
  5. poking
Verb
  • Blaring guitars and clashing drums are paired, and piercing synths turn up the volume on Gartland’s alt-pop, making for a dynamic project exploring the inherent chaos of romance.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2024
  • With Bose’s 60th Anniversary Diamond Edition ones especially, the white is piercing and not difficult to spot.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of piercing
Verb
  • Sauron mostly maintains the upper hand, eventually stabbing Galadriel with his spiky crown and taking the Nine Rings from her.
    Hayden Mears, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Austin also expressed condolences to Gallant over a shooting and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv yesterday in which six people were killed, which Israeli police have called a terrorist attack.
    Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of stabbing
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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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  • Governments often do a poor job of picking winners.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • These racists were then able to spin a narrative about how Black players were picking on Clark, relying on all the racist stereotypes of Black people as dangerous, violent, and treacherous.
    Susan M. Shaw, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of picking
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  • For all of what Russell is and has been, Monday was possibly his most self-aware, poking fun at his frequent stints on the trade block, owning his supreme confidence on the offensive end and his struggles on the other side of the court.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Spirit Halloween is hitting back at Saturday Night Live, who aired a sketch poking fun at the costume store.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of poking
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