punching

plural punchings

1. gerund of punch
   1. countableuncountableAn incident in which someone is punched.

      Over the past four years, the rate of "interpersonal" attacks and "penetrating injuries" – such as stabbings, glassings, punchings, beatings – has doubled, he said.

      2009 January 25, Evonne Barry, “Booze and the trail of violence”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2009

   2. countableuncountableThe process of making holes in something (for example, a leather belt or a rail ticket).

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of punch
2. UKabbreviationclippinginformalClipping of punching above one's weight; in a relationship with a more attractive partner.

   Micheal Cerutti left a message under the photo on Facebook which said 'you're punching mate'.

   2019 July 3, Sarah Finley, “Father and daughter are left red-faced when a friend mistakes them for a COUPLE in a Facebook snap - and tells the dad he's 'punching above his weight'”, in Daily Mail

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   One even took the mickey out of her footballer boyfriend, commenting underneath the shot: "@dele I love ya bro, keep doing bits for Spurs... but you are punching mate ".

   2017 September 27, Lucia Binding, “'Dele's punching' - Alli's model girlfriend Ruby Mae sends fans wild on Instagram”, in International Business Times

   A fifth tweeted: “#MAFSAUS you slept with her on the first night Bryce. How to destroy someone in one cruel line. (For the record, you are punching there chum).”

   2021 October 7, Nancy Brown, “MAFSA viewers furious over Bryce’s treatment of wife Melissa”, in Entertainment Daily