roughed

verb

Definition of roughednext
past tense of rough
as in chopped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughed
  1. chopped
  2. pummeled
  3. punched
  4. buffeted
  5. smacked
  6. battered
Verb
  • Add broth and chopped carrots; lock lid in place.
    Shelli McConnell, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Ensure the veggies are chopped into uniformly sized pieces.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of chopped
Verb
  • Record tax increases have pummeled city homeowners too; and Chicago is a tenth of a point shy of the highest sales taxes in the nation.
    Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Several atmospheric rivers pummeled California at about the same time.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of pummeled
Verb
  • Police said the suspects punched and kicked the 17-year-old male following a verbal dispute.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In Nickel, sucker-punched and knocked out by a bigger kid, Elwood receives the same standard and brutal punishment as his assailant.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of punched
Verb
  • His security forces sought to crush a mass protest movement demanding democratic reforms as the Arab Spring buffeted the region.
    Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • His model assumed that firebrands initially have a random motion as they are buffeted by the turbulence of the fire.
    The Physics arXiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of buffeted
Verb
  • Then smacked her in the back of the head for even suggesting it.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The bat smacked his shoulders and back over and over until the pain overtook his body and sent him into shock.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of smacked
Verb
  • Reports in British media suggest the area was affected by flooding at the time of the incident, as Storm Darragh battered the United Kingdom with strong winds and rain over the weekend.
    Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Millions of Americans are set to be battered by fierce snowstorms—with officials issuing winter storm warnings or advisories for 13 states.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of battered
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