# punching

Pronunciation: say "PUN-ching" /ˈpʌnt͡ʃɪŋ/

## Noun

1. An occasion on which a person is struck with the fist.
   - Simple: A moment when someone is hit with a closed fist.
   - _The punching during the late-night brawl sent two men to the emergency room._
   - _Security cameras recorded the punching that happened outside the club._
2. The process of piercing holes through something, such as a leather belt or a train ticket.
   - Simple: The making of holes in things like leather belts or paper tickets.
   - _Automated punching replaced the hand tools at the leather factory._
   - _The clerk handled the ticket punching for hundreds of passengers each day._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of punch. — present participle and gerund of punch
   - Simple: Present participle of punch. Use this form for an action happening right now.
   - _The boxer is punching with surprising speed tonight._
   - _Children were punching each other playfully in the yard._

## Origin

Formed from "punch" combined with the suffix "-ing."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/punching (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).