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

giving someone a beating

firing a broadside at

making an onslaught on

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

assaulting physically

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

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

lashing

whopping

caning

giving someone a drubbing

tonking

giving someone a good beating

giving someone a good drubbing

jumping down one's throat

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

jumping down someone's throat

biting someone's head off

snapping at

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

bawling out

ripping up and down

bringing shame upon

tarring and feathering

casting aspersions on

fulminating against

throwing brickbats at

hauling over the coals

giving a bad press to

ranting at

raking over the coals

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

rapping over the knuckles

telling off

nitpicking about

giving a talking-to

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone a rollicking

giving flak to

jumping down one's throat

beating up on

taking apart

giving someone a dressing-down

dragging someone's name through the mud

giving something a bad press

tearing to pieces

giving something a battering

jumping on one's case

biting someone's head off

snapping someone's head off

lashing out

trash-talking

crawling all over

putting someone on the griddle

putting someone on the hot seat

pinning your ears back

burning someone's ears

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

coming down on

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

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

blackening someone's name

running a smear campaign against

telling lies about

ragging on

spreading lies about

conducting a smear campaign against

sullying the reputation of

blackening the reputation of

blackening the name of

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

expressing disapproval of

taking issue with

sounding off

kicking up a stink about

kicking up a fuss about

raising objections to

taking a stand against

passing strictures upon

picking at

lessoning

expostulating about

calling over the coals

holding cheap

kicking up a fuss

complaining vociferously about

taking down a peg

slapping someone's wrist

calling on the carpet

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

remonstrating against

putting up a fight against

disagreeing violently with

complaining bitterly about

disesteeming

ranting about

making a protest against

going after

jeering at

making a stand against

protesting strongly at

getting angry with

branding

giving a rough time

labelling^UK

labeling^US

holding forth against

satirizing^US

reviewing unfavorably

satirising^UK

taking to the woodshed

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

expressing strong disapproval of

commenting negatively

objecting strongly to

giving a tongue-lashing

sticking it to

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

expressing disapprobation of

sending someone away with a flea in his

giving a piece of one's mind

giving the dickens

lowering the boom

regarding with disgust

holding someone to blame

expressing a poor opinion of

shooting full of holes

raising objections

expressing objections

minding

expressing objections to

expressing disagreement

lodging a protest

expressing disapproval

kicking up

taking great exception to

having a problem

making a fuss

quarreling with

having a problem with

baulking^UK

balking^US

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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

victimizing^US

inflicting anguish on

victimising^UK

bending someone's ear

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

laboring^US

labouring^UK

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

tyrannizing^US

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

harping on at

preoccupying

preying on your mind

tyrannising^UK

discriminating against

egging on

bumming out

inflicting pain on

inflicting suffering on

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

sticking one on

striking down

walking over

wiping the floor with

blowing out of the water

beating hollow

getting the better of

giving someone a beating

giving someone a good beating

putting in the hospital

tearing into

giving someone a good drubbing

striking with a stick

beating with a stick

setting on

weighing into

warming someone's seat

dusting someone's britches

brutalizing^US

contusing

brutalising^UK

aiming blows at

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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

rivalling^UK

rivaling^US

baulking^UK

putting up an argument

shooting full of holes

shooting down in flames

coping with

putting an end to

bringing to an end to

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Verb

Present participle for to ambush or attack someone from a hidden position

Verb

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

Verb

Present participle for to confront or come up against

Verb

Present participle for to assault, attack

Verb

Present participle for to inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers

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