Meaning & use
Assailing
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Attacking someone or something violently or persistently, whether physically, verbally, or figuratively, as with doubts or criticism.
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Waves kept assailing the small boat throughout the night.
Critics have been assailing the new policy since it was announced.
A note on using this word
While "assailing" often implies a physical attack, it is equally common in English to describe being assailed by doubts, questions, or criticism.
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