Explore Swatting through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Swatting meaning
present participle and gerund of swat
Using Swatting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of swat
- In the example corpus, swatting often appears in combinations such as: swatting at, the swatting, and swatting.
Context around Swatting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Swatting
- In this selection, "swatting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, merrill, 449, nationwide, attempt, incidents and call stand out and add context to how "swatting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a clumsy swatting attempt and and a nationwide swatting event which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "swatting" sits close to words such as abington, acura and adt, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with swatting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After the swatting incident, Ashcroft turned to social media. (9 words)
South Elgin High School was also evacuated after a "swatting" call. (11 words)
The call was determined to a be a "Swatting" prank call, police said. (13 words)
Journalists for the Haitian Times, a news site that covers the Haitian community in the United States, have been targeted with swatting and threats over its coverage of false claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Ohio. (38 words)
Detectives interviewed the boy and members of his family and said that he admitted to placing the swatting type calls made towards Flagler County schools, as well as a threat made to the Maryland State House. (36 words)
While the Maine Department of Public Safety did not share a suspected motive for the swatting attempt against Bellows, she had no doubts it stemmed from her decision to remove Trump from the ballot. (34 words)
Did the quick swatting down of people’s fears of another potential pandemic diminish how deadly the virus is? (19 words)
I want to see them swatting away bugs and flubbing conversations with the lead! (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
Instead, if Shyamalan wanted to create a surprising moment, he could have cut Ray and just had Merrill swatting the kitchen up, with water falling and burning the creature like acid.
More than 449 swatting incidents and bomb threats occurred this year, the group said.
Most often this merriment comes in the form of toppling buildings and swatting at aircraft.
On Saturday, Bellows called the swatting call “unacceptable” in a lengthy statement on Facebook.
South Elgin High School was also evacuated after a "swatting" call.
The call was determined to a be a "Swatting" prank call, police said.
The email appears to be part of a “nationwide swatting event,” which multiple agencies are investigating for its "authenticity and/or validity," according to Bolognini.
The fire was quickly realized as another swatting attempt, leading Minaj to reportedly hiring a lawyer to hold responsible the people behind the pranks.
While the Maine Department of Public Safety did not share a suspected motive for the swatting attempt against Bellows, she had no doubts it stemmed from her decision to remove Trump from the ballot.
After the swatting incident, Ashcroft turned to social media.
Detectives interviewed the boy and members of his family and said that he admitted to placing the swatting type calls made towards Flagler County schools, as well as a threat made to the Maryland State House.
Incoming White House press secretary t claimed in a statement that the threats included bomb threats and swatting.
Journalists for the Haitian Times, a news site that covers the Haitian community in the United States, have been targeted with swatting and threats over its coverage of false claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Ohio.
Misfits Boxing 13 had a scary delay on Saturday night as the arena was evacuated following an alleged 'swatting' incident.
Mum-of-two Gemma, who works part-time at a special needs school, said: "I'm swatting flies constantly.
She is just one of the latest high-profile victims in a new wave of “swatting” incidents occurring during an election season security experts fear will be marked by increased intimidation and violence.
We’ve faced death threats, a bomb scare, a clumsy swatting attempt and doxxing by white nationalists.
Did the quick swatting down of people’s fears of another potential pandemic diminish how deadly the virus is?
Interestingly, it also wouldn’t be the first time that the Smiths found themselves swatting at a flurry of rumors about friends and co-stars nearly half their age.
I want to see them swatting away bugs and flubbing conversations with the lead!
Common combinations with swatting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- swatting at 9×
- the swatting 6×
- and swatting 5×
- swatting the 4×
- swatting incidents 3×
- swatting away 3×
- swatting call 3×
- swatting attempt 3×
- swatting and 3×
- of swatting 3×