What is another word for assailing ?

Present participle for to make a concerted or violent attack on

beating the living daylights out of

launching an attack on

letting someone have it

pummelling^UK

attempting to capture

infiltrating

firing a broadside at

giving someone a beating

making an onslaught on

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

assaulting physically

going on the offensive

setting in on

making a foray on

taking on

conducting an offensive on

beginning hostilities

knocking into the middle of next week

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

giving someone a good hiding

giving someone a hiding

whopping

caning

tonking

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a good drubbing

giving someone a good beating

jumping down one's throat

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

boxing someone's ears

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“The sea does not split, nor does the earth swallow up the invaders who assail us every day.”

Verb

Present participle for to criticize strongly

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

giving someone a bad press

pummelling^UK

giving someone a roasting

giving someone hell

going for the jugular

jumping down someone's throat

libeling^US

libelling^UK

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

dishonoring^US

dragging through the mire

bringing into disrepute

casting a slur on

running smear campaign

spreading scandal about

bringing discredit to

ripping up and down

bringing shame upon

tarring and feathering

casting aspersions on

throwing brickbats at

hauling over the coals

raking over the coals

animadverting on

giving a bad press to

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

rapping over the knuckles

telling off

giving a talking-to

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone a rollicking

lashing into

jumping down one's throat

taking apart

giving someone a dressing-down

dragging someone's name through the mud

jumping on one's case

biting someone's head off

snapping someone's head off

giving something a bad press

tearing to pieces

giving something a battering

burning someone's ears

pinning your ears back

putting someone on the griddle

putting someone on the hot seat

chastening

tarring

pulling up

giving someone a wigging

dragging over the coals

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

letting someone have it

ticking off

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone some stick

giving someone a rating

leaning on

giving someone a caning

giving someone what for

giving someone an earful

rapping someone the knuckles

blackening someone's name

running a smear campaign against

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

conducting a smear campaign against

sullying the reputation of

blackening the reputation of

blackening the name of

look down one's nose at

passing strictures upon

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

satirizing^US

calling over the coals

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

satirising^UK

holding up to ridicule

reviewing unfavorably

giving a tongue-lashing

blackening the character of

holding someone to blame

shooting full of holes

hurting somebody's feelings

treating disrespectfully

cutting dead

stepping on one's toes

regarding with disgust

turning up one's nose

taking the piss out of

making fun of

heaping scorn on

treating with contempt

vanquishing

confusing

causing to feel small

taking the wind out of your sails

making someone eat humble pie

making ashamed

settling someone's hash

casting down

bringing low

making someone eat crow

taking down a peg or two

putting to shame

putting out of countenance

giving your opinion of

writing a critique of

commenting on

reading through

correcting

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“Although the open admissions policy was weakened, its critics continued to assail it.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause trouble or anguish to, or to experience trouble or anguish from

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

putting the squeeze on

jumping on one's case

inflicting anguish on

bending someone's ear

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

laboring^US

labouring^UK

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

putting someone's nose out of joint

upsetting the applecart

causing discomfort to

causing concern to

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

discriminating against

inflicting pain on

inflicting suffering on

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

rubbing up the wrong way

getting on your nerves

breathing down someone's neck

carping at

making somebody's hackles rise

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“These problems will continue to assail humanity unless a workable solution to them can be found.”

Verb

Present participle for to hit, strike or knock something forcefully

pummelling^UK

beating the living daylights out of

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

giving someone a hiding

welting

larruping

larrupping

giving someone a good hiding

knocking into the middle of next week

letting someone have it

giving someone a drubbing

pulverizing^US

pulverising^UK

winning a resounding victory over

walking all over

hitting hard

running rings around

taking to the cleaners

bringing someone to their knees

turning inside out

striking down

walking over

wiping the floor with

blowing out of the water

beating hollow

getting the better of

brutalizing^US

brutalising^UK

putting in the hospital

tanning one's hide

aiming blows at

warming someone's seat

dusting someone's britches

bashing up

beating to a pulp

duffing up

striking with a stick

beating with a stick

whamming

giving someone a beating

giving someone a good beating

giving someone a good drubbing

raining blows upon

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Verb

Present participle for to ambush or ensnare by hiding and unexpectedly intercepting

Verb

putting up a fight against

Present participle for to defy or put up an opposition to

taking a stand against

disapproving of

facing down

quarreling with

flying in the face of

setting your face against

standing up and be counted against

duelling^UK

dueling^US

making a stand against

balking^US

baulking^UK

rivalling^UK

rivaling^US

putting up an argument

shooting full of holes

shooting down in flames

declaring untrue

putting an end to

bringing to an end to

dissenting from

brushing aside

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Verb

Present participle for to effectively force (someone) to do something

Verb

Present participle for to confront or come up against

Verb

(of a feeling) Present participle for to affect (someone) suddenly and powerfully

Noun

commencement of hostilities

A military strike or incursion

offense^US

offence^UK

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

manoeuvres^UK

maneuvers^US

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Adjective