strafe
verb (used with object)
to attack (ground troops or installations) by airplanes with machine-gun fire.
are strafing
-
present progressiveof strafe.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The Stones are up and rocking, the lights are strafing the crowd, and we're off … People in the crowd are whooping to the Sympathy beat.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 30, 2013
If they are strafing all along the line, inspect Transport.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 3, 1917 by Various
I’m afraid we can’t get into Beaumont Hamel, the Boches are strafing it rather, this morning, but we’ll go as near as we can get, and then on to what was La Boiselle.
From Great Britain at War by Jeffery Farnol
