Antonyms for catapulting

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kat-uh-puhlt, -poolt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæt əˌpʌlt, -ˌpʊlt

Definition of catapulting

Origin : 1570s, from Middle French catapulte and directly from Latin catapulta "war machine for throwing," from Greek katapeltes, from kata "against" (see cata-) + base of pallein "to toss, hurl" (see pulse (n.1)). As an airplane-launching device on an aircraft-carrier by 1927.

As in launch : verb send off
As in shoot : verb discharge a projectile, often to injure or kill
As in skyrocket : verb soar
As in sling : verb throw or hang over
As in throw : verb propel something through the air
As in bombard : verb assault, attack
As in fling : verb throw with abandon

Example sentences :

Not even a demon could have avoided that catapulting charge.
Extract from : « Shadows in Zamboula » by Robert E. Howard

They were catapulting down, an iron death hail, on the fleet and the city twelve miles below!
Extract from : « When the Sleepers Woke » by Arthur Leo Zagat

Miss Ernestine had meanwhile been catapulting into election issues with all the fervour of a hot-gospeller.
Extract from : « The Convert » by Elizabeth Robins

The least play of its purple glow on the under surface of an alien ship was sufficient to send it catapulting down.
Extract from : « The Buttoned Sky » by Geoff St. Reynard

Four priests were bowled over by the catapulting body; those human cushions were all that saved Pryak from injury.
Extract from : « Warrior of the Dawn » by Howard Carleton Browne

Rachel, 83 not having used the foot-rail and not expecting any catapulting, went headlong over the old dashboard.
Extract from : « Natalie: A Garden Scout » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

Synonyms for catapulting

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