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assaulting

UK
/əˈsɔːltɪŋ/
US
/əˈsɔltɪŋ/

Translations

assaultinggerund / present participle
UK
/əˈsɔːltɪŋ/
US
/əˈsɔltɪŋ/
Used attributively as a present-participle adjective (e.g., “assaulting waves”).
The assaulting troops moved quickly through the enemy lines.
Нападающие войска быстро продвигались через линии врага.
Synonyms
battering
on the offensive
violently attacking
invading
threatening
hostile
offensive
aggressive
assaultive
attacking
assaultingnoun
Gerund meaning ‘the act of assaulting’; treated as an uncountable noun.
Synonyms
offensive action
assault
attack
battery
aggression
onslaught
strike
charge
incursion
offensive
assaultive act
assaultverb

assaulting

Gerund

assaulted
Past Simple
assaulted
Past Participle
assaulting
Gerund
UK
/əˈsɔːlt/
US
/əˈsɔlt/
The soldiers were ordered to assault the enemy base.
Солдатам было приказано нападать на вражескую базу.
The team planned to assault the fortress at dawn.
Команда планировала атаковать крепость на рассвете.
Additional translations
налетать
штурмовать
Synonyms
invade
attack
aggress
assail
strike
hit
batter
charge
Antonyms
defend
protect

Definitions

assaultinggerund / present participle
Involving or characterized by a violent physical attack.
The assaulting waves battered the coastline all night.
Aggressively attacking or sharply criticizing someone or something.
Her assaulting remarks during the debate left her opponent speechless.
assaultingnoun
The act or process of carrying out an assault.
The assaulting of the protesters was recorded by several bystanders.
assaultverb
To make a physical attack on someone.
The mugger attempted to assault the pedestrian in the alley.
To attack or bombard with something, such as questions or criticisms.
The journalist assaulted the politician with a barrage of tough questions.
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