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Present participle for to launch an attack on

Present participle for to hit or physically assault

Present participle for to strike blows in all directions

Present participle for to stir up or provoke to action

Present participle for to spring upon suddenly to attack or capture

Present participle for assist, help in wrongdoing

Present participle for desiring or being on the lookout for (something)

Present participle for to cause to occur or appear, especially through provocation

Present participle for to deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry

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Verb

Present participle for to launch an attack on

descending upon

launching an attack on

launching oneself at

making an assault on

attempting to capture

taking by storm

making a raid on

letting someone have it

getting stuck into

launching an attack

making an onslaught on

opening fire on

lying in wait for

making an assault

making an attack

dealing a blow to

laying siege to

turning to violence

conducting an offensive on

making a foray on

making a sortie on

making inroads on

swooping down upon

giving someone a beating

beating the living daylights out of

striking out at

beginning hostilities

taking the offensive

beginning an assault

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“If I ever once let these people get a glimpse of the higher side of my nature, they would set on me like a pack of wolves.”

Verb

Present participle for to hit or physically assault

knocking around

getting stuck into

giving someone a beating

letting someone have it

beating the living daylights out of

knocking into the middle of next week

giving someone a hiding

raining blows on

giving someone a good hiding

sticking one on

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a good beating

giving someone a good drubbing

sucker-punching

aiming blows at

cracking against

dashing against

beating to a pulp

meeting head-on

knocking against

hitting repeatedly

giving someone a hot bottom

putting over one's knee

putting in the hospital

beating someone up

raining blows upon

laying a finger on

tanning one's hide

warming someone's seat

dusting someone's britches

assaulting physically

hitting for six

boxing someone's ears

riding roughshod

landing a punch

connecting with

striking with a stick

beating with a stick

giving a black eye

knocking someone's lights out

knocking for a loop

knocking block off

physically attacking

beating someone's brains out

jumping down one's throat

slapping around

crashing against

coming into collision with

causing pain to

causing injury to

striking head-on

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“Quietly, he walked on through the dark streets, forcing himself to concentrate on not giving the slightest indication that he was aware that in a matter of minutes, the gang would set on him.”

Verb

Present participle for to strike blows in all directions

flailing around

thrashing about

Verb

Present participle for to stir up or provoke to action

fanning the fire

setting in motion

putting in motion

bringing into being

calling into being

sowing the seeds of

fanning the flames of

prevailing upon

giving the incentive to

acting as a stimulus to

acting as a incentive to

lighting a fire under

working into lather

putting into action

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Verb

Present participle for to spring upon suddenly to attack or capture

Verb

Present participle for assist, help in wrongdoing

Verb

Present participle for desiring or being on the lookout for (something)

Verb

Present participle for to cause to occur or appear, especially through provocation

Verb

Present participle for to deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry

getting on one's nerves

getting on your nerves

getting under your skin

getting your back up

sending into a rage

rubbing up the wrong way

trying your patience

working into lather

giving someone the hump

making your blood boil

putting your back up

getting a rise out of

getting in your hair

rubbing the wrong way

taking a rise out of

getting across someone

hitting where one lives

raising your hackles

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Nearby Words

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setting on edge

setting one's cap

setting one's cap for

setting oneself apart

setting oneself up

setting off from

setting off for

setting off against

setting no store by

setting much store by

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