Swatting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Swatting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of swat.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of swat.
More Meanings
- A motion or gesture that swats; a swat.
- (US, slang) The action of making an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location.
Example Sentences
This […] evoked a new disorder — a tendency to sudden, tic-like jabbings and swattings in the air, as if she were fending off flies or mosquitoes.
Mr. Herring’s relatives said they wanted tougher laws against swatting and more training for police agencies on how to recognize potential fake calls.
Swatting started in the combative world of online gaming. It was a way to terrorize someone more famous, get even with a rival or retaliate against someone with different political views.
Word Forms
- swattings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mashing, bruising, crushing, swack, thwacking, thwack.
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