Attacking can be categorized as a verb.
Adjective |
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| attacking - disposed to attack | ||
Verb |
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| attack - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" | ||
| attack - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" | ||
| attack - take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" | ||
| attack - begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal" | ||
| attack - set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed" | ||
| attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
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| 1. | verb | Sectarian tensions are at their highest since April, 2004, with Sunni insurgents now openly attacking Husseiniyas and Shia mosques. | |
| 2. | verb | We have no notion of attacking him. | |
| 3. | verb | They were attacking against overwhelming odds. | |
| 4. | verb | However not attacking your partner in sparring is not a kindness! | |
| 5. | verb | Seagulls cause all types of disturbances by cackling loudly, spreading guano, tearing up garbage bags and attacking to get food. | |
| 6. | verb | In May, they set on him in the street, attacking him with fists, kicks and a knife. | |
| 7. | verb | He was found guilty of attempted murder for attacking his mother with a knife. | |
| 8. | verb | Allied forces were attacking from the west. | |
| 9. | verb | Iaido is a form of swordsmanship in which one strikes down an attacking opponent with one blow of the sword quickly drawn out of its sheath, whether the practitioner is sitting or walking. | |
| 10. | verb | An enemy is attacking them. | |
| 11. | verb | Why is my cat attacking my bathrobe? | |
| 12. | verb | They were attacking people, not peaceful people. | |
| 13. | verb | Like a lion attacking its prey, the kitten jumped on its toy. | |
| 14. | verb | I just gave my viewpoint, why are you attacking me like this? | |
| 15. | verb | She stood looming down at him, attacking him for indolence and irreverence, blasphemy and ignorance, while waving her umbrella. |
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| Sectarian tensions are at their highest since April, 2004, with Sunni insurgents now openly attacking Husseiniyas and Shia mosques. |
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| We have no notion of attacking him. | |
| They were attacking against overwhelming odds. | |
| However not attacking your partner in sparring is not a kindness! | |
| Seagulls cause all types of disturbances by cackling loudly, spreading guano, tearing up garbage bags and attacking to get food. | |
| In May, they set on him in the street, attacking him with fists, kicks and a knife. | |
| He was found guilty of attempted murder for attacking his mother with a knife. | |
| Allied forces were attacking from the west. | |
| Iaido is a form of swordsmanship in which one strikes down an attacking opponent with one blow of the sword quickly drawn out of its sheath, whether the practitioner is sitting or walking. | |
| An enemy is attacking them. | |
| Why is my cat attacking my bathrobe? | |
| They were attacking people, not peaceful people. | |
| Like a lion attacking its prey, the kitten jumped on its toy. | |
| I just gave my viewpoint, why are you attacking me like this? | |
| She stood looming down at him, attacking him for indolence and irreverence, blasphemy and ignorance, while waving her umbrella. | |