- present participle of assail.
assailing
Example Sentences
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Only in America can one get rich by assailing the wealthy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
A former star of “The Hills” who lost his home in the Palisades fire, he has surprised many political observers with his success assailing the city’s handling of the 2025 firestorms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
GM went full speed ahead, pouring money into national ad campaigns assailing things like men eating tofu.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
For his part, Fauci—a veteran of numerous appearances before Congress—held his ground, assailing accusations made against him as “seriously distorted,” “absolutely false,” and “simply preposterous.”
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 3, 2024
“Well, thank God Miss Annie has left for a while. Now perhaps I can play my lute without her rasping denunciations assailing me from across the alley.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
