As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
swat
(verb) hit swiftly with a violent blow; “Swat flies”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
swatting
present participle of swat
swatting (plural swattings)
A motion or gesture that swats; a swat.
(slang) The action of making an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location.
Source: Wiktionary
Swat, obs.
Definition: imp. of Sweat. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 September 2024
(adjective) capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.