punching
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʌntʃɪŋ/
Verb
punching
- present participle of punch
Derived terms
- punching bag
Noun
punching (countable and uncountable, plural punchings)
- (gerund of punch) An incident in which someone is punched
- 2009, January 25, “Evonne Barry”, in Booze and the trail of violence:
- Over the past four years, the rate of "interpersonal" attacks and "penetrating injuries" - such as stabbings, glassings, punchings, beatings - has doubled, he said.
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- The process of making holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc).