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Princeton's WordNet

  1. assaultive, attacking(a)adjective

    disposed to attack

Wiktionary

  1. attackingadjective

    . That which has a tendance to attack, to be aggressive.

ChatGPT

  1. attacking

    Attacking generally refers to initiating aggressive action or hostility towards someone or something, often with the intention to harm, damage, or defeat. It can be either physical such as in combat and sports, or non-physical such as in verbal abuse or cyberattacks. An attack can also refer to a vigorous or determined attempt to overcome, undermine, or destroy something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Attacking

    of Attack

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. attacking

    The act of making a general assault or onset for the capture of a post, fort, etc., or the breaking of a body of troops. Previous to an assault on a fortified position, the artillery ought to support the other troops by a combined fire of guns, howitzers, and small mortars, so that, if possible, the fire may be simultaneous, as such diversity of projectiles would tend to distract the defenders, and prevent them from extinguishing any fires among buildings, besides throwing them into confusion at the moment of assault. In cases of surprise, when immediate action is required, this method cannot, of course, be practicable.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of attacking in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of attacking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of attacking in a Sentence

  1. Fouzia Almarou:

    This bill means a lot because it's going to stop police from attacking and targeting and being racist towards Black and brown people.

  2. Charles Krauthammer:

    They spend the first month or so - surrogates, the machine - attacking the accusers, as in the Lewinsky scandal. she can't do it because, the answers to the questions - if remotely honest - are self-indicting.

  3. The Republican Party Ryan:

    There's been a real political currency to attacking the establishment as it's being defined, i do believe that when we get through the primary season we will have unification of the conservative movement and our party.

  4. Marco RUBIO:

    The only reason why you're doing it now is because we're running for the same position, and someone has convinced you that attacking me is going to help you, i'm not running against Governor Bush, I'm not running against anyone on this stage. I'm running for president.

  5. Gavin Newsom:

    Across the country, National Republicans are attacking our fundamental rights as Americans, destroying democracy, stripping a woman of the right to choose, and standing idly by as gun violence claims too many lives. California is the antidote to their cynicism -- leading with compassion, common-sense and science.

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