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

Storm Austen brought winds of more than 75mph on Friday, felling trees, disrupting travel and leaving some homes without power.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Conservation groups have warned numbers of black poplar trees have fallen due to decades of felling, land drainage and habitat loss.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 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

After Bangladesh and Nepal, there has been a groundswell of Gen Z protests globally, felling governments in Madagascar and Bulgaria and unnerving rulers from Morocco to Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

There was a kind of music to him when Mr. Leroy was felling trees.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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