Battering

//ˈbæ.tɚˌɪŋ//

Synonyms for "battering" (25 found)

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Closest matches (5)

assault attack butchery

Noun(2 words)

banging beating

Strong matches (8)

disorderliness forcible seizure killing laying waste looting massacre obstreperousness onslaught

Related words (12)

pillaging punishment rape riot rioting sacking slaughter sowing with salt thrashing unruliness violation

Noun(1 words)

smackdown

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

4 entries

combat fight fighting scrap

causes desire

1 entries

get divorce

derived

1 entries

batteringly

form of

1 entries

batter

is a

4 entries

fight human activity physically attacking agent unnatural thing

related to

3 entries

batter beating defeat

Sample sentences

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Someone is battering at the door.

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Waves were battering the shore.

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The police used a battering ram to break down the door.

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The SWAT team broke down the front door with a battering ram.

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