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sucker punching

sucker punching is the present participle and gerund of sucker punch.

Meaning of sucker punch

Verb

sucker punch (third-person singular simple present sucker punches, present participle sucker punching, simple past and past participle sucker punched)

  1. (transitive) To deliver an unexpected blow.
    • We stared at each other for a moment. Then, without blinking, I sucker punched him as hard as I could. He fell but instantly came back at me, head down like a bull.1996, Larry Flynt, Kenneth Ross, An Unseemly Man, Los Angeles: Dove Books, →ISBN, page 57

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Questions about sucker punching

What is sucker punching the present participle and gerund of?
Sucker punching is the present participle and gerund of sucker punch.

Words near sucker punching in the dictionary

  1. sucker bets
  2. sucker for punishment
  3. sucker punch
  4. sucker punched
  5. sucker punches
  6. sucker punching
  7. Sucker State
  8. sucker tracks
  9. sucker trap
  10. sucker traps
  11. sucker's payoff

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