"attacking" meaning in English

See attacking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈtækɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-attacking.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ækɪŋ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Italian a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikaną Proto-West Germanic *stekander. Old French atachier Old French destachier Middle French destacherbor. Italian distaccare Italian staccare Italian attaccarebor. French attaquerdeverb. French attaquebor. English attack Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English attacking From attack + -ing. 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"lang_name" : "French", "term" : "attaquer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "attaque", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "attack", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "participial", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "present participle", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-onts", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ndz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-andī", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ende", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ynge", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "attacking", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="attacking"> From attack + -ing. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} attacking (not comparable)
  1. Carrying out an attack. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: attacking field, nonattacking
    Sense id: en-attacking-en-adj-DuPI47HD Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (participial), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 88 12 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 88 12

Verb

IPA: /əˈtækɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-attacking.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ækɪŋ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Italian a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikaną Proto-West Germanic *stekander. Old French atachier Old French destachier Middle French destacherbor. Italian distaccare Italian staccare Italian attaccarebor. French attaquerdeverb. French attaquebor. English attack Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English attacking From attack + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|attack|-ing<id:participial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Italian a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikaną Proto-West Germanic *stekander. Old French atachier Old French destachier Middle French destacherbor. Italian distaccare Italian staccare Italian attaccarebor. French attaquerdeverb. French attaquebor. English attack Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English attacking [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "deverb.", "keyword_label" : "Deverbal from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "stick", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "ad-", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "at", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂éd", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : 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"*stikaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*stekan", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "atachier", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "destachier", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "destacher", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "distaccare", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "staccare", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "attaccare", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "attaquer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "attaque", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "attack", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "participial", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "present participle", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-onts", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ndz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-andī", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ende", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ynge", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "attacking", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="attacking"> From attack + -ing. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} attacking
  1. present participle and gerund of attack Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: attack
    Sense id: en-attacking-en-verb-MZJGqS97
     
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