spearing

American  

[speer-ing] / ˈspɪər ɪŋ /

noun

Ice Hockey.

1. an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty.

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Etymology

Origin of spearing

1770–80, for literal sense; spear ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Mark Livingstone and Steve Jordan, 71-year-old retirees who met in fourth grade in nearby Winneconne, have been sturgeon spearing together for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Proposed approaches include snatching debris with a robotic arm, scooping it up with giant nets, attracting it with magnets and spearing it with harpoons.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025

Michigan and Wisconsin hold sturgeon spearing seasons each winter as well where anglers drill holes through lake ice and impale sturgeon as they swim past.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Yes, Neandertal women were spearing woolly rhinoceroses, and Neandertal men were making clothing.

From Scientific American • Oct. 17, 2023

“What?” he said, spearing a piece of broccoli with his fork.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway