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skulling

Definition of skullingnext
present participle of skull

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skulling
Verb
  • Breakker went on to complete the match by spearing and pinning CM Punk.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
  • That album cut, originally featured on OK Computer, became a hit seemingly out of nowhere earlier this year after spearing like wildfire on TikTok.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Reiner is charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
    Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Maria remembers Jaime stabbing Carillo in the abdomen with a kitchen knife.
    Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Chappell took to social media to vent some of her ire, lashing out at the Biden administration.
    Alexandra Rockey Fleming, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Despite his mediator role, Rodríguez is also known for his explosive temperament, lashing out in Congress and publicly threatening and insulting members of the opposition.
    Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But newer establishments like La Gare/Le Gore are combining jazz and clubbing in less-touristy parts of town.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
  • The event organizing website reported seeing a 92% increase in sober-curious gatherings and a nearly 500% uptick in clubbing events and daytime dance parties at coffee shops in the first half of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Stephen Ross, the Miami Dolphins’ majority owner since 2009, is now looking for his eighth different head coach in a parade of floundering, flailing and failing.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
  • On Netflix Summer 2026 | Comedy A forty-year-old executive hopes to save his flailing career by joining a group of twenty-somethings on a wild three-day bachelor party, after he’s inadvertently added to their group text.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Cut spending by slashing state programs?
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
  • These include terminating or suspending contracts with private providers and slashing supplemental aid previously available to foster families.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The cold weather shouldn’t be a huge factor unless the wind starts whipping.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The wind was whipping throughout Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, that day, which had a massive impact on the kicking game.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Others have called out the boring marketing campaign based around flogging variants in order for Swift to finally beat the record for the biggest opening sales week for a female artist in history (currently held by Adele, which she is likely projected to break).
    Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The only thing tougher to watch than the Bengals’ offense on Sunday was Browning flogging himself over the failure.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Skulling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skulling. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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