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

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Example Sentences

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spearing

The Michigan native hadn’t heard of sturgeon spearing until he took the job as head of the tourism group 15 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Proposed approaches include snatching debris with a robotic arm, scooping it up with giant nets, attracting it with magnets and spearing it with harpoons.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2025

“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

Now he was munching the french fries, spearing them with his fork.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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