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assailing

UK
/əˈseɪlɪŋ/
US
/əˈseɪlɪŋ/

Translations

assailingnoun
Gerund meaning 'the act of attacking or criticizing'.
assautAttaque menée avec force ou agressivité.
The sudden assailing of the fortress took the defenders by surprise.
L’assaut soudain de la forteresse a pris les défenseurs par surprise.
Additional translations
attaqueAu sens concret ou figuré.
Synonyms
assault
attack
onslaught
charge
strike
raid
aggression
incursion
sortie
offensive
assailinggerund / present participle
UK
/əˈseɪlɪŋ/
US
/əˈseɪlɪŋ/
Functioning as an adjective derived from the present participle of 'assail'.
assaillantQui attaque de façon violente ou agressive.
The assailing troops breached the wall at dawn.
Les troupes assaillantes ont percé le mur à l’aube.
Additional translations
virulentSurtout pour des propos ou des critiques.
Synonyms
attacking
assaulting
besieging
storming
battering
harassing
onsetting
pressing
afflicting
troubling
criticizing
lambasting
denouncing
berating
castigating
assailverb

assailing

Gerund

assailed
Past Simple
assailed
Past Participle
assailing
Gerund
UK
/əˈseɪl/
US
/əˈseɪl/
The protesters began to assail the politician with questions about his policies.
Les manifestants se sont mis à assaillir le politicien de questions sur sa politique.
attaquerSens concret ou verbal, plus courant et général.
The protesters began to assail the politician with questions about his policies.
Les manifestants ont commencé à attaquer le politicien de questions sur sa politique.
Additional translations
accablerSens figuré: troubles, doutes, peurs.
Synonyms
attack
assault
besiege
bombard
charge
critique
harangue
pounce on
set upon
Antonyms
defend
protect

Definitions

assailingnoun
The act of attacking or criticizing someone or something forcefully or aggressively.
The sudden assailing of the fortress took the defenders by surprise.
assailinggerund / present participle
Attacking or criticizing someone or something in a forceful or aggressive way.
The assailing comments from the critics left the artist feeling disheartened.
assailverb
To attack someone physically or verbally.
The protesters began to assail the politician with questions about his policies.
To trouble or afflict someone in a persistent or violent way.
Doubts and fears assailed her as she prepared for the presentation.
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