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Believe it or not, I sold my first novel, 'Crank,' with only seventy-five pages complete. It was in verse then, and it was hard-hitting then.
Ellen Hopkins

Meaning of "hard-hitting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARD-HITTING

hard-hitting play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARD-HITTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hard-Hitting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HARD-HITTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hard-hitting in the English dictionary

The definition of hard-hitting in the dictionary is uncompromising; tough.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARD-HITTING

hard-earned
hard-edge
hard-edged
hard-faced
hard-fought
hard-hat
hard-headed
hard-headedly
hard-headedness
hard-hit
hard-left
hard-luck story
hard-mouthed
hard-nosed
hard-on
hard-packed snow
hard-pressed
hard-sell
hard-set
hard-shell

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARD-HITTING

accounting
admitting
batting
betting
chatting
committing
cutting
emitting
fitting
formatting
knitting
letting
permitting
plotting
putting
setting
sitting
splitting
spotting
submitting
transmitting

Synonyms and antonyms of hard-hitting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HARD-HITTING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hard-hitting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hard-hitting

Translation of «hard-hitting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARD-HITTING

Find out the translation of hard-hitting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hard-hitting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hard-hitting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铿锵有力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contundente
570 millions of speakers

English

hard-hitting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हार्ड मार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شديد اللهجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нелицеприятный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

direto ao ponto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আক্রমণাত্মক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans complaisance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keras memukul
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

knallhart
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

痛烈な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

직설적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hard-hitting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khó đánh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடின தாக்கியதால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कठिण मारणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sert
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incisivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezkompromisowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безсторонній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dure
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκληρές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hard slaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slagkraftiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hardtslående
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hard-hitting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD-HITTING»

The term «hard-hitting» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.772 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD-HITTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hard-hitting

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2 QUOTES WITH «HARD-HITTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hard-hitting.
1
Ellen Hopkins
Believe it or not, I sold my first novel, 'Crank,' with only seventy-five pages complete. It was in verse then, and it was hard-hitting then.
2
Emma Rigby
I love gritty drama. I'm passionate about films and drama that make you think - hard-hitting, gravelly characters.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARD-HITTING»

Discover the use of hard-hitting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hard-hitting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
J.R.: My Life as the Most Outspoken, Fearless, and ...
Jeremy Roenick, one of the premier hockey players of his generation and one of the greatest American stars the NHL has ever known, shares his life story in this frank and unflinching autobiography.
Jeremy Roenick, Kevin Allen, 2012
2
Managers, Can You Hear Me Now?: Hard-Hitting Lessons on How ...
This is one of the rules that helped Denny Strigl to transform Verizon Wireless from a regional carrier into a billion-dollar behemoth during his 20 years as president and CEO.
Denny Strigl, Frank Swiatek, 2011
3
Fathers' Rights: Hard-Hitting and Fair Advice for Every ...
Discusses the complexities of the American legal system, finding a good attorney, protecting relationships with children, and developing a good shared parenting arrangement
Jeffery Leving, Jeffery M. Leving, Kenneth A. Dachman, 1998
4
Saddam's Attacks on America: A Freewheeling and Hard-hitting ...
This book is dedicated to all patriots - past, present, and future, and especially to the modern day patriots of America -- the brave American men and women in our armed forces who fought and died and are fighting and dying this day in ...
Hugh Cort, III M.D., Hugh Cort III MD, 2004
5
The Michigan Wolverines?: 100 Hard-Hitting Questions on Your ...
A hard-hitting quiz for tail-gaters, referee-haters, Monday night quarterbacks, and anyone who'd kill for their team.
Guy Robinson, 2008
6
Football's Hard-Hitting Linebackers
Presents the careers of eight middle-line defenders who perform an important function in stopping both pass and running plays.
Nathan Aaseng, 1984
7
Deadly Hard-Hitting Sports
Jeff Savage. Would you enjoy letting yourself fall from the top of a skyscraper? Or swimming through a narrow, dark passage in an underground cave, thousands of feet from the surface? Some people do these things for fun every day. Are they ...
Jeff Savage, 2013
8
Hard Hitting!: The Real Truth About Men, Marriage and ...
This book is essential because the cost of separation and divorce to couples, their children, extended families etc, is incalculable.
Prince Eze Nacho, 2010
9
Mike Piazza: hard-hitting catcher
Describes the life and achievements of the Los Angeles Dodgers' star catcher and power-hitter who was voted National League Rookie of the Year in 1993.
Jeff Savage, 1997
10
Florida Gators: A Hard-Hitting Quiz for Tailgaters, ...
A hard-hitting quiz for tail-gaters, referee-haters, Monday night quarterbacks, and anyone who'd kill for their team.
Guy Robinson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARD-HITTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hard-hitting is used in the context of the following news items.
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Arreola takes on hard-hitting Kassi on July 18
Chris Arreola - Vitali Klitschko EL PASO, TX (July 14, 2015) – Mexican-American heavyweight star Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola, (36-4, ... «thaboxingvoice, Jul 15»
2
VIDEO: RNLI launches hard-hitting Respect the Water campaign
As part of the RNLI's Respect the Water campaign, the charity has placed three blocks of water which weight a tonne each on Woolacombe and ... «North Devon Journal, Jul 15»
3
Hard-hitting video depicts woman being raped at party as part of …
A hard-hitting campaign in Scotland is asking people whether they “really know what rape is” with an unsettling film portraying a young woman ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
Royals will finish first half with series against hard-hitting Blue Jays
Here are the pitching matchups for the final series before the All-Star break, a three-game tilt between the Royals and the Blue Jays at ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
5
Giuliana Rancic will no longer deliver the hard-hitting E! News
E! Online reports that its own Giuliana Rancic is departing E! News. Rancic made a statement thanking E!, and mentioned her future endeavors, ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
6
Men targeted in hard-hitting drowning prevention campaign …
Contact Simon Buck. Men are the main focus of a new hard-hitting campaign aimed at cutting the death toll on the nation's coast. Share link. «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»
7
Have you ever done this? This hard-hitting ad will make you think …
Respect The Water, the new hard-hitting campaign, features videos which some people might find distressing. The first film entitled Breathe is ... «thejournal.ie, Jul 15»
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Video: RNLI's 'Unpredictable' is part of hard-hitting campaign …
Video: RNLI's 'Unpredictable' is part of hard-hitting campaign Respect the Water launching in Northern Ireland - Warning Distressing Scenes ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
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This hard-hitting video shows why you must keep your dog on a lead …
A dramatic video showing the potentially fatal consequences of letting a dog off its lead near a level crossing has been released by Network ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
10
Hard-hitting advertising campaign aimed at young men is launched …
AN advertising campaign aimed at young men has been launched by police as part of a campaign to tackle rape. The advert, which will only be ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hard-Hitting [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hard-hitting>. Apr 2024 ».
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