2. Noun. A motion or gesture that swats; a swat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swatting
1. swat [v] - See also: swat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swatting
Literary usage of Swatting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Roy Blakeley, His Story: Being the True Narrative of His Adventures and by Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1920)
"... CHAPTER III swatting THE SPY—CONTINUED WE didn't swat him in that chapter
because I had to go to supper, but we'll surely swat him in this one. ..."
2. American Medicine (1921)
"Fly Time.—Fly time is again at hand and the ubiquitous house fly should be
receiving maximum attention. If fly swatting is not begun in the early spring to ..."
3. Proceedings of the ... Annual Conference Under the Auspices of the National by National Tax Association (1922)
"C. " swatting the Rich " .will Not Provide Enough More and more the idea of "
swatting the rich " seems to prevail, but apart from any other bad ..."
4. Hygiene of Communicable Diseases: A Handbook for Sanitarians, Medical by Francis Merton Munson, John Harington, Francis Randolph Packard, Fielding Hudson Garrison (1920)
"Flies that have gained access to kitchens or mess halls may he killed by swatting,
but this is the poorest method of killing flies, and indicates that other ..."
5. Proceedings of the ... Annual Conference Under the Auspices of the National by National Tax Association (1922)
"C. " swatting the Rich " will Not Provide Enough More and more the idea of "
swatting the rich " seems to prevail, but apart from any other bad consequences ..."
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