attacking

/əˈtækɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

To apply violent force to someone or something.
To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
Carrying out an attack.

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