Meaning & use
Felling
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Cutting down a tree, or knocking someone or something to the ground.
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The loggers spent the day felling trees along the ridge.
One punch was enough for felling his much larger opponent.
A note on using this word
"Felling" is the present participle of the verb "fell," which is unrelated to the adjective "fell" meaning fierce or cruel.
Words with a similar meaning
chopping downtopplingknocking down
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Words with an opposite meaning
plantingraising
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