spearing

American  

[speer-ing] / ˈspɪər ɪŋ /

noun

Ice Hockey.

1. an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty.

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Etymology

Origin of spearing

1770–80, for literal sense; spear ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The 35-year-old Oshkosh native has been coming since he was a kid, but lets others do the spearing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

“We’re very happy with it,” said Jim Patt, president of the Southwest Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow, one of five chapters along the Lake Winnebago system, which hosts Wisconsin’s spearing season.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Yes, Neandertal women were spearing woolly rhinoceroses, and Neandertal men were making clothing.

From Scientific American • Oct. 17, 2023

Gelen makes her hot dogs by first spearing them on a skewer and then using a sharp knife to gently cut around it at a 45-degree angle.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2023

The sun was spearing, now and again, through the network of leaves, and rippling over the tree trunks like water.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill