felling

VERB

chop down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop flatten raze shoot shoot down slash tumble

STRONG

cleave cut dash demolish down floor gash ground hack hew level mangle prostrate rive sever split sunder

WEAK

blow down bowl over bring down cause to fall cut down knock down knock over lay low mow down pull down strike down throw down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

raise

STRONG

aid assist build combine construct help join unite

WEAK

erect

Example Sentences

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Felling is cutting down the tree outright, while girdling refers to killing the tree by removing its access to nutrients, but not cutting it down.

From Science Daily • Sep. 18, 2023

The combination of confidence and vulnerability made Lyles appealing, said Jack Felling, a vice president and coordinating producer of original content for NBC Sports.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023

Felling such a tree doesn’t give Molosa any sense of accomplishment, he said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2022

“We’re initiating a review of his professional path,” said Matthew Felling, a spokesman for King.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2022

Felling a single four-foot tree with an indigenous stone axe would take uy hours—nearly three weeks of eight-hour days.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann