assault
noun
a sudden, violent attack; onslaught.
is assaulting
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present progressiveof assault (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Augenstein, a sniper with the wedge, is assaulting pins with the same hissing checker he used to dissect the Pinehurst greens at the Amateur.
From Golf Digest ● Dec. 2, 2019
“If you think your child is not someone who is assaulting people, it shouldn’t be a concern for you.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2018
Well I think that if somebody is assaulting people, I feel that they need to get professional help.
From Time ● Aug. 25, 2017
In general, Schrage is assaulting what he terms “the idea of ideas,” the notion that ideas are at the heart of innovation.
From Forbes ● Dec. 18, 2014
At 1.15 P. M. he telegraphed to Burnside, "Meade is assaulting the hill."
From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Charles Carleton Coffin
