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smiting Synonyms & Antonyms

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Smiting as a Verb

1

present participle and gerund of smite

2

To hit, to strike.

3

To strike down or kill with godly force.

4

To injure with divine power.

5

To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.

6

To afflict; to chasten; to punish.

7

(now only in passive) To strike with love or infatuation.

Bob was smitten with Laura from the first time he saw her.

Smiting as a Noun

1

The act of one who smites.

Smiting in a Sentence

Bob was smitten with Laura from the first time he saw her.

Word Forms & Grammar

smiting

smiting (plural smitings)

Words That Rhyme With Smiting

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Origin of Smiting

Origin 1: From Middle English smytinge, smitende, smytende, smitand, from Old English smītende, from Proto-Germanic *smītandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *smītaną (“to throw, hurl, bespatter”), equivalent to smite +‎ -ing.

Origin 2: From Middle English smytinge, smytynge, equivalent to smite +‎ -ing.

Smiting at a Glance

Part of speechverb, noun
Meaningpresent participle and gerund of smite
Pluralsmitings