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counter-attacking

counter-attacking is the present participle and gerund of counter-attack.

Meaning of counter-attack

Verb

counter-attack (third-person singular simple present counter-attacks, present participle counter-attacking, simple past and past participle counter-attacked)

  1. To attack in response to an attack by opponents.
    • Taking a full-page advertisement in the New York Times, the New Haven counter-attacked with vigour.1959 September, “Talking of Trains: Attack and counter-attack”, in Trains Illustrated, page 405

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Questions about counter-attacking

What is counter-attacking the present participle and gerund of?
Counter-attacking is the present participle and gerund of counter-attack.

Words near counter-attacking in the dictionary

  1. counter-argumentative
  2. counter-attack
  3. counter-attacked
  4. counter-attacker
  5. counter-attackers
  6. counter-attacking
  7. counter-attacks
  8. counter-authoritarian
  9. counter-battery
  10. counter-canter
  11. counter-cantered

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