Antonyms for barraging

Grammar : Verb

Spell : buh-rahzh; especially British bar-ahzh for 1, 2, 4, 5; bahr-ij for 3

Phonetic Transcription : bəˈrɑʒ; especially British ˈbær ɑʒ for 1, 2, 4, 5; ˈbɑr ɪdʒ for 3

Definition of barraging

Origin : 1859, "action of barring; man-made barrier in a stream," from French barrer "to stop," from barre "bar," from Old French barre (see bar (n.1)). Artillery sense is 1916, from World War I French phrase tir de barrage "barrier fire" intended to isolate the objective. As a verb by 1917. Related: Barraged; barraging.

As in launch : verb send off
As in shoot : verb discharge a projectile, often to injure or kill
As in throw : verb propel something through the air
As in bombard : verb assault, attack
As in hail : verb rain down on

Example sentences :

The roar of the guns was louder than ever again, barraging the second line.
Extract from : « Saint's Progress » by John Galsworthy

They were barraging the ground about Loos fiercely and continuously.
Extract from : « Now It Can Be Told » by Philip Gibbs

The Germans were barraging the crest of the hill, with their universal-shell bursting high with black oily clouds.
Extract from : « From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 » by Philip Gibbs

Targets various—mostly "barraging" Mametz Wood and ground immediately to the west of it.
Extract from : « Servants of the Guns » by Jeffery E. Jeffery

Synonyms for barraging

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