What is another word for Ramming?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈamɪŋ] (IPA)

Ramming refers to the act of forcefully hitting or striking an object or individual with great force. This word is commonly used in the context of ships or vehicles, and describes how they collide with something with great intensity. Some synonyms for ramming include crashing, smashing, colliding, bumping, and striking. Other words that connote a similar sense of forcefulness and impact include pounding, thumping, bashing, slamming, and battering. The significance of these synonyms lies in their ability to convey a sense of violence or destruction, which can be attributed to the forceful nature of the act of ramming.

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    • Verb, gerund or present participle
      Bumping.

What are the hypernyms for Ramming?

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Usage examples for Ramming

All these poems were collected into a volume entitled "Ballads from Punch" in which perhaps the most striking are that "To my Hairdresser," and the irresistibly comic satire on modern ordnance, in which during a naval battle, after all the fighting has been done by Ramming, "the last stern order of the brave" is whispered through the ship: "We're going to fire the guns!!"
"The History of "Punch""
M. H. Spielmann
The Neptune escaped a Ramming-but her neighbor, the Wolf, was not so lucky.
"Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North"
Fullerton Waldo
This I managed pretty successfully by Ramming her nose into the ground instead of holding her off, and we had a bad crash.
"The Escaping Club"
A. J. Evans

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