Synonyms for shelling
shelling

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1. barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shellingnoun

   the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

   "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"

   Synonyms:
   barrage fire, barrage, outpouring, stamp battery, electric battery, bombardment, onslaught, assault and battery, battery, bombing

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1. List of paraphrases for "shelling":

   bombardment, bombing, bombardments, bombings, bombarding, bombed, bombarded, strikes, strike, shelled, shellings

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1. Sonja Wild:

   Our study shows that the foraging behavior' shelling' — where dolphins trap fish inside empty seashells — spreads through social learning among close associates.

2. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

   We could see the synchronization of the shelling with the negotiation process. I believe that in this unsophisticated way Russia is trying to put pressure, fair negotiations can be when one side does not hit the other side with rocket artillery at the moment of negotiations.

3. Saleh Muslim:

   We are completely refuting that. ...Davutoglu is preparing for something else because they are shelling us as you know for the past week.

4. Rami Abdelrahman:

   More than 150 people were wounded. This is one of the highest death tolls caused by rebel shelling on regime areas in the city.

5. Mohammed Trabulsi:

   We can hear shelling every day but only God knows what will happen.