ambushing
present participle ofambush
ambush
verb[T]
uk/ˈæm.bʊʃ/us/ˈæm.bʊʃ/tosuddenlyattacksomeone afterhidingandwaitingfor them:
Fivesoldiersdiedaftertheirbuswas ambushed on acountryroad.
He was ambushedbygunmenon his way towork.
Synonym
waylay
to try to hurt someone using violence
- attackHe was attacked in the car park.
- assaultThe intruder assaulted him in his home.
- go forUKShe suddenly lost her temper and went for me.
- come atHe came at me with a baseball bat.
- mugYes, that is the man who mugged me.
- ambushThey ambushed him and left him for dead.
Attacking & invading
- aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- false flag
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- kamikaze
- post-conquest
- privateer
- raid
- reconquer
- reconquest
- swoop
Examplesofambushing
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In other words, it is stopping the defenceambushingthe prosecution.
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I think we should remember the engine drivers, who kept the mail trains going through the night, in spite of repeated mining andambushing.
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Normal practice was to withdraw after a contact, but staying in the area often led to furtherambushingopportunities.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Whilstambushingthem, he trips on a log and ends up breaking something in his right foot.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The bobcat hunts by stalking its prey and thenambushingit with a short chase or pounce.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His specialty was vanishing into shadows andambushinghis opponents.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It probably hunted birds and small mammals,ambushingthem like modern cats, rather than chasing them down.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The cat will walk slowly down forest paths, listening for and stalking prey before rushing orambushing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These units used guerrilla style tactics, moving through areas under cover of darkness andambushingwar parties.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many of the lords took up arms against the crusaders and effectively became outlaws,ambushingcrusaders whenever the opportunity presented itself.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These snails will often feed on larger snails, often burying themselves andambushingtheir prey.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It uses its large mouth like a net by opening it andambushingits prey.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After successfullyambushingan enemy squad on a jungle trail, the friendly patrol radioed for immediate helicopter extraction.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The defending army must find a way to escape the siege area to win, although it can also attempt to destroy theambushingarmy.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They also prowl a patch of hunting ground in a ground-hugging flight,ambushingprey as they happen across it.
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