swatting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of swat
noun
  1. A motion or gesture that swats; a swat.
  2. The action of making an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location.

Pronunciation

en-us-swatting.ogg

Word forms

swatting swattings

Etymology

From swat + -ing.

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