Swatting

Synonyms for "swatting" (12 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
beatdefeatfalse alarm

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
false reporthithoax call

Related words (6)

Related word relations

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More general

8 entries
actattackcrimehitillegal actopposephysical actionstrike

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10 entries
beatdefeatemergency hoaxfly swatinsect swatmosquito swatoverpowerpolice misreportslapsmack

Collocations

12 entries
cyber swattingemergency swattingquick swatswat atswat at insectsswat awayswatting at fliesswatting callswatting fliesswatting incidentswatting insectsswatting mosquitoes

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In the past few years, warmer temperatures in summer have allowed mosquito populations to explode. So the caribou spend a lot more energy swatting away the mosquitoes. All this swatting leaves the caribou less energy to find food and prepare for the next long winter.

Source: tatoeba (5322520)

Anna's cat became curious about the June bug and started swatting at it.

Source: tatoeba (11842258)

This […] evoked a new disorder — a tendency to sudden, tic-like jabbings and swattings in the air, as if she were fending off flies or mosquitoes.

Source: wiktionary

Swatting started in the combative world of online gaming. It was a way to terrorize someone more famous, get even with a rival or retaliate against someone with different political views.

Source: wiktionary

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