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

Logging for timber or felling trees for agriculture or mining appear to prevail in forest management in Central Africa, Nguiffo said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 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

The Woodland Trust said at the time it had never "seen tree felling as shocking as this", while a tree valuer estimated it was worth £1m.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

We work hard together, Captain Smith always working the hardest, with some felling trees, some splitting wood for clapboard, some cutting reeds for thatch.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

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