punching

English

Etymology

From punch + -ing.

Pronunciation

Verb

punching

  1. present participle and gerund of punch

Noun

punching (countable and uncountable, plural punchings)

  1. gerund of punch
    1. An incident in which someone is punched.
      • 2009 January 25, Evonne Barry, “Booze and the trail of violence”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 12 February 2009:
        Over the past four years, the rate of "interpersonal" attacks and "penetrating injuries" – such as stabbings, glassings, punchings, beatings – has doubled, he said.
    2. The process of making holes in something (for example, a leather belt or a rail ticket).

Derived terms

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