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

She issued a temporary order at that time to stop the tree felling though Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Google, meanwhile, told AFP in an email that "tree felling activities have been taking place in compliance with Forestry Act requirements" and they "were awaiting further guidance from LVV on this matter."

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Humberto Mojica speaks to people at a community event advocating against the Pasadena School District felling nearly 200 trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

A year-long legal dispute over the felling of an ancient oak in north London has ended after Toby Carvery's owners apologised and agreed to fund 1,000 new trees.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

As Europeans were being felled by New Guinea lowland germs, why were Eurasian germs not simultaneously felling New Guineans?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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