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. toppling
  5. punching
Verb
  • The Bulldogs handed the Longhorns their only loss this season, downing Texas 30-15 on the road on October 19.
    Wayne Sterling, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Russia's Defense Ministry reported downing 36 Ukrainian drones overnight Saturday and early Sunday.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of downing
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  • At its peak, the wildfire that ignited Monday expanded at an alarming rate, consuming an area larger than five football fields per minute and destroying at least seven structures.
    Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The wildfire ignited Monday and has expanded at an alarming rate, burning more than 3,000 acres with 0% containment and destroying at least seven structures.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroying
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  • As a team, the Trojans capitalized on their opportunities at the free-throw line, hitting 22 of 25 attempts, while the Bulldogs only made six trips to the stripe.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the heavy-hitting lineup, none of the above felt remotely corporate, overly earnest, or organized within an inch of its life, as so many charity events are.
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of hitting
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  • However, while there are no doubts that toppling Assad marks the end of a horrific era, Alaa Karkouti, CEO and co-founder of prominent Arab film distribution and marketing and talent agency MAD Solutions — who left his native Syria for Cairo before the civil war — struck a more cautious note.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Syria's war has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths, displaced millions and helped spur the rise – then entrenchment, then toppling – of the Islamic State terrorist group.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of toppling
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  • Advertisement In 2022, a woman filed for a restraining order against Sweeting, accusing her of punching her repeatedly in the head and kicking her in the chest.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The machines offer the option for a purchaser to make a donation covering everything in the machine by punching the number 7 button three times, event organizers said.
    Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of punching
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felling

fell in with

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