siccing

verb

variants also sicking
present participle of sic
as in attacking
to take sudden, violent action against commanded the attack dogs to "sic 'em"

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for siccing
  1. attacking
  2. assaulting
  3. raiding
  4. storming
  5. ambushing
Verb
  • Murtis of the goddess Durga depict her astride a lion and attacking Mahishasura.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The president appeared to be attacking Andrews, a biological woman, over her alleged support of gender transitions for minors and transgender athletes in women’s sports.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of attacking
Verb
  • The woman took a photo of the man from a distance, and detectives recognized him as the man suspected of assaulting two women with a traffic cone, police said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple women told police that Weinberg lured them to his home, almost always under the guise of a photo shoot, before restraining and assaulting them.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of assaulting
Verb
  • Preventing undesirable baboon behaviour, like raiding food, is easier than trying to tackle it once it’s become engrained.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Turkish authorities launched an unprecedented crackdown on the country’s LGBT community on Sunday, raiding gay bars and shutting down activist organizations, in what the government said are efforts to protect Turkey’s family values.
    — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of raiding
Verb
  • Original bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis are back and playing with storming precision.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Even Bradley makes an appearance this season, storming out of a conversation in a cloud of expletives in the trailer.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of storming
Verb
  • Hansen, who left NBC in 2013 but remains a leader in the pervert-ambushing space, has spoken about having considered a sting operation against Jeffrey Epstein in 2015.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
  • However, officials have yet to determine exactly what type of animal is ambushing the unsuspecting humans.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of ambushing
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“Siccing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siccing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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