ramming

verb

present participle of ram
1
as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something the truck suddenly swerved and rammed into the side of a building

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2
as in cramming
to fit (people or things) into a tight space rammed as many candies into his mouth as he could fit

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3
as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly I threw myself out of the way as a car rammed through the crosswalk

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Recent Examples of ramming Hamilton, driving a Hyundai Sonata, fled at speeds of up to 130 mph, prompting the trooper to use the ramming technique state police refer to as a tactical vehicle intervention in an attempt to spin Hamilton out and halt him near the 28-mile marker. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2026 Trucks and semis from all over the southwest came to Richmound, blaring horns and, in one case, ramming the new fence surrounding the school. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 The suspect in a car-ramming attack in Munich last year that left two people dead and dozens injured was convicted on Thursday of charges including murder and sentenced to life in prison. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 The evil genius ramming this behemoth into a prison is a sweet old lady? — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Philippine video shows a group of eight Chinese troops in a boat ramming one of the smaller Philippine craft. — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 Given the context, the ramming behavior could be a more efficient method to eat sunfish than meticulously pulling it apart. — Joseph Kim, NPR, 24 July 2026 Prosecutors say Garcia actually hit the accelerator before ramming into the tree, instead of the brakes. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 That had come out somewhere in between the baby drama and the daddy-ramming drama. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramming
  1. bumping
  2. cramming
  3. speeding
  4. slamming
  5. squeezing
  6. driving
  7. colliding
  8. loading
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  • Fears that the good times might be over slashed 15% from the share price and since then the shares have been bumping along the basement of a fall of about 35%.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That leaves operators with very little room to keep bumping prices.
    — Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of bumping
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  • The network had a two-way smuggling route between Algeria and Spain, transporting drugs to the African nation and cramming boats with migrants for the return trip to Spanish coastal towns, Spain’s Civil Guard said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The situation is also symptomatic of broader strains on the country's higher education system, where grossly limited spots leave millions cramming for months, or even years, and high-stakes entrance exams leave many of them burnt out and in debt.
    — Sakshi Dayal, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of cramming
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  • On May 25, that same man drove his speeding car through two red lights, hitting a car that hit my parents, injuring my mother fatally.
    — Rachel Sales, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The evidence showed that Kaur hadn’t been drinking and wasn’t speeding.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of speeding
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  • But, Alexanian says, policymakers also worry about overregulation slamming the breaks on useful research.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
  • At that moment, another car came in to merge and seemingly failed to notice the other vehicle stalled, slamming into the back of it.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of slamming
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  • Washington is trying to choke Iran's ability to get its crude out while Tehran is squeezing the artery through which everybody else's crude gets through.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Chances are you answer emails while sitting in meetings, listen to podcasts while exercising, scroll your phone while standing in line and congratulate ourselves for squeezing more into every hour.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of squeezing
Verb
  • These types of conversations help teens feel understood and strengthen trust, while uncovering more about what is really driving the desire to change up their look.
    — Liz Regalia, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly 30 years to the day that Shakur was gunned down in the passenger seat of a BMW Knight was driving, Davis is accused of murder for allegedly giving his crew the order to open fire on Shakur in retaliation for a fight.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of driving
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  • Brian Grazer first realized that advertising and entertainment were colliding after a meeting with General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt a decade ago.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Rookie Keyron Crawford also left practice on Thursday after colliding with Malcolm Koonce in the backfield while rushing the passer.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of colliding
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  • In response, Diez brought up Schaeffler’s plant in South Carolina, where Digit is working right now, loading greasy machine parts into an industrial washer.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Red Sox were limited to one run in the bottom of the 11th despite loading the bases with one out.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of loading

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