# ambushing

Pronunciation: say "AM-buu-shing" /ˈæm.bʊʃ.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of ambush. — present participle and gerund of ambush
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of ambush. Use it after words like is or was, or to name the action itself.
   - _Bandits had been ambushing travelers at the narrow mountain pass for months._
   - _Ambushing prey from the tall grass near the water hole is how the leopard gets through the dry season._

## Noun

2. A surprise attack made by people who have been lying in wait out of sight; an ambush.
   - Simple: A surprise attack by people who were hiding and waiting for the right moment.
   - _Investigators pieced together how the ambushing of the police patrol had been planned._
   - _A wave of ambushings along the border forced the convoy to travel only by day._

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