attacking

attacking

English

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
English -ing
English attacking

    From attack + -ing.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /əˈtækɪŋ/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ækɪŋ
    • Hyphenation: at‧tack‧ing

    Adjective

    attacking (not comparable)

    1. Carrying out an attack.

    Derived terms

    Verb

    attacking

    1. present participle and gerund of attack
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