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

Mark Livingstone and Steve Jordan, 71-year-old retirees who met in fourth grade in nearby Winneconne, have been sturgeon spearing together for decades.

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

Certainly the captain of the Swordfish did not, intent as he was on finally spearing something with his ungainly fat sword.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin