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attacking

Syllables: at·tack·ing/əˈtækɪŋ/

attacking adjective: carrying out an attack. Also the present participle and gerund of attack.

Adjective

attacking (not comparable)

  1. Carrying out an attack.
    • Scotland’s most encouraging early source of an attacking threat was Andrew Robertson as the precocious left-back charged forward to good effect on a couple of occasions.2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman
    • It is unlikely City will play that deep consistently going forward, but it was interesting to see such an attacking manager like Guardiola deploy a shape without a recognised striker, given his previous quotes about the formation.2025 September 21, Shamoon Hafez, “Guardiola gamble almost pays off as Liverpool cash in”, in BBC Sport

Also used as

attacking is also the present participle and gerund of attack.

Origin of attacking

From attack + -ing.

Words formed from attacking

Phrases with attacking

Words that rhyme with attacking

Questions about attacking

What does attacking mean?
Attacking means carrying out an attack.
What part of speech is attacking?
Attacking is an adjective.
How do you pronounce attacking?
Attacking is pronounced /əˈtækɪŋ/.

Words near attacking in the dictionary

  1. attackees
  2. attacker
  3. attackers
  4. attackest
  5. attacketh
  6. attacking
  7. attacking field
  8. attacking fields
  9. attacking midfielder
  10. attacking midfielders
  11. attacking zone

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