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ambushing

SayAM-buu-shing/ˈæm.bʊʃ.ɪŋ/

Noun pluralambushings

2 meanings of ambushing

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  1. 1
    attacking from hidingverb
    Present participle and gerund of ambush. Use it after words like is or was, or to name the action itself.

    The rebels were ambushing army trucks on the desert road.

    Our team won the paintball game by ambushing the other side from behind a wall.

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  2. 2
    the attack (event)nouncountable or uncountable
    A surprise attack by people who were hiding and waiting for the right moment.

    The ambushing at the bridge took the soldiers completely by surprise.

    After two ambushings on that road, drivers started using a different route.

ambushing is a form of ambush

ambush, verb: To hide and wait for someone, then attack them by surprise. Full entry

Forms
ambushambushes he/she/itambushing -ing formambushed past tense, past participle
Spelling
ambush → ambushing: add -ing

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