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SLAMMING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SLAMMING?

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Associations of "Slamming" (30 Words)

Associations of "Slamming" (30 Words)

bang	Leap jerk bang. The window banged shut.
bat	Use a bat. A cricket bat* has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting.*
bolt	Secure or lock with a bolt. New benefits have been bolted on to the social security system.
clap	Clap one s hands or shout after performances to indicate approval. There was no crescendo of applause just a lone volley of claps.
crackle	Having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks as in crackleware. My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl.
dab	Hit lightly. Apply concealer with light dabs.
ding	Go ding dong like a bell. Cash registers were dinging softly.
door	A doorway. That audition was the door* to all my future successes.*
gavel	Bring a hearing or person to order by use of a gavel. He gavelled the convention to order.
gouge	Obtain by coercion or intimidation. The channel had been gouged out by the ebbing water.
hammering	The action or sound of hammering something. A 7 0 hammering* by the league leaders.*
knock	The sound of knocking as on a door or in an engine or bearing. The knocking grew louder.
lick	A salt deposit that animals regularly lick. A tiny lick* of flame flickered round the mouth of the flamethrower.*
lightning	A flash or discharge of lightning. A tremendous flash of lightning.
pat	Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully especially under the chin. She patted down the earth in each pot.
ping	Hit with a pinging noise. The doorbell pinged.
punch	Drive forcibly as if by a punch. He punched her in the face and ran off.
rap	Strike a hard surface with a series of rapid audible blows especially in order to attract attention. We could be here all night rapping about spiritualism.
shut	Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed make shut. The door shut* behind him.*
slap	Hit against or into something with the sound of something being slapped. The parador is slap* bang in the middle of the Alhambra.*
slash	Cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword. This year s sleeper hit is a faithful screen adaptation of Star Trek slash* fiction.*
slayer	Someone who kills a person or animal in a violent way. A dragon slayer.
strike	Undertake strike action against an employer. Strike an arc.
swipe	Pass a swipe card through an electronic device designed to read and process the information encoded on it. Simply swipe* a finger across the phone s display screen to switch to another program.*
tap	Draw liquor from a tap. Glover tapdances better than anybody.
thrash	A violent or noisy movement of beating or thrashing. Two months of thrashing around on my own have produced nothing.
thunder	Thunder sounds. You can hear the thunder* of the falls in the distance.*
toss	Throw or toss with a light motion. Toss the pasta in the sauce.
unlocked	Not locked. An opportunistic thief entered the property through an unlocked* door.*
whip	Beat severely with a whip or rod. The wind whipped their faces.