Definition of Attacking

1. Adjective. Disposed to attack.

Exact synonyms: Assaultive
Similar to: Offensive
Derivative terms: Assault, Assault, Assault

Definition of Attacking

1. Verb. (present participle of attack) ¹

2. Adjective. (sports) . That which has a tendance to attack, to be aggressive. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Attacking

1. attack [v] - See also: attack

Lexicographical Neighbors of Attacking

attack
attack aircraft
attack aircraft carrier
attack au fer
attack dog
attack dogs
attack is the best form of defence
attack rate
attack submarine
attackable
attacked
attackee
attackees
attacker
attackers
attacking (current term)
attacking(a)
attacking midfielder
attacking zone
attacking zones
attacklike
attackman
attackmen
attacks
attackt
attagal
attagen
attaghan
attaghans
attagirl

Literary usage of Attacking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1905)
"APHIDS attacking THE APPLE. BY PROF. WARREN T. CLARKE, OF BERKELEY. Among the insects attacking the apple in California are three different species of ..."

2. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1858)
"... Slavery—The Head of the Old French Party attacking Napoleon, and the Head of the Old English Party attacking "John Bull "—Situation of Virginia ..."

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