punching
verb (present participle)UK /ˈpʌntʃɪŋ/
US /ˈpʌntʃɪŋ/
Hitting someone or something hard with your closed hand.
The boxer was punching the bag during practice.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Making a hole in something with a tool.
She is punching holes in the paper for the binder.
3. Pressing buttons on a machine or keyboard.
He is punching the numbers into the calculator.
4. In farming, moving animals such as cattle along by herding.
The cowboy is punching cattle across the field.