clobbering
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present participleof clobber.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
clobberverb (used with object)to batter severely; strike heavily.
Example Sentences
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“The Last House” and “The Whisper Man” have both outperformed “Don’t Say Good Luck,” with “The Whisper Man” clobbering both in the number of hours viewed after just a few days on the streamer.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Apple finally overthrew Nvidia to reclaim the title of the world’s largest company by market capitalization, underscoring the dramatic degree to which the iPhone maker’s stock is clobbering the broader technology universe.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Ford’s secret project had an ambitious goal: to figure out how to make electric vehicles in the U.S. that could compete with the Chinese models clobbering competitors globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Weatherald was in fine early touch, clobbering a series of boundaries from Carse whose radar was off, bowling too short and wide.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
But once inside his truck he felt so unfairly cheated that he damn near broke a finger clobbering the dashboard.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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