Thesaurus results for CLOCKING

clocking

verb

present participle of clock

as in hitting

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stool

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Recent Examples of clocking Dabas said pups have run as fast as 22 mph, clocking several miles in just one visit. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The rest of the conference has a less than one percent chance of winning it all, the only Power 4 conference with just one team clocking in at above one percent. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 As of Friday, Lala is still considered a tropical storm, with wind gusts clocking in at about 60 miles per hour (about 95 kilometers per hour). — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026 Nielsen is also clocking a strong performance from Married at First Sight. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026 As a fitness enthusiast, clocking 10,000 steps each day is nonnegotiable—and as someone living in the more walkable-than-drivable city of San Francisco, those steps aren’t always optional. — Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2026 In the middle of the pack, with the average night’s sleep clocking in at between six hours and 45 minutes and seven hours, are Thailand, Argentina, Taiwan, and Singapore. — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026 Ball took a liking to the young performer, clocking her potential. — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026 Free public testing of the Zoox pods has been quietly underway in Las Vegas and San Francisco for more than a year, clocking hundreds of thousands of miles for around half a million passengers. — New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocking

Verb

Cook will be remembered for making the iPhone feel essential to everything from buying a coffee to listening to music, hitting the gym or paying a credit card bill.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Crow-Armstrong’s 38 blasts are tied with Kyle Schwarber (2019) for second-most by a left-handed-hitting Cub.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of hitting

Verb

In the film, ex-girlfriend Jill Jones reportedly accused Prince of repeatedly punching her in 1984.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
One recent City Series game at Wrigley also had three arrests and included viral brawl that many Cubs fans blamed on Sox fans, though video showed a guy in a Cubs jersey was punching a guy in a Cubs jersey as well.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of punching

Verb

And the defense module can neutralize them via electronics-frying HPM emissions, knocking satellites out without creating a cloud of space debris.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
For Lynn Parsons, knocking on a stranger’s door once made the difference between getting home and watching her car get towed away.

— Razak Diallo, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocking

Verb

At the weigh-ins and face-off for the IBF heavyweight championship fight, Itauma shoved Hrgovic off the stage and the latter retaliated by slapping the former's face.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Already, Skubal’s joining in on pregame handshake lines and slapping the dugout railing in time to Roki Sasaki’s warm-up music.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of slapping

Verb

Meanwhile, Talarico is barnstorming the state, slamming Republicans mostly on kitchen table issues like stubborn inflation and the price of gas that has skyrocketed due to Trump’s war with Iran.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
There was little time for anyone to flee as flash floods decimated villages, slamming into houses, roads, bridges and power plants.

— Megan De Mar, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of slamming

Verb

Carrington was ejected from the game in the first half after smacking Cunningham across the face during Cunningham's layup attempt.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Catcher Daniel Susac followed up Wednesday’s two-home-run game by smacking a two-run shot, and the Giants bullpen didn’t break down while protecting a 4-1 victory.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026