punch lightly
Frequency: 6.04.5 per million words
to hit with little force
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Examples (10)
- She had to punch lightly to avoid breaking the delicate model.
- The boxer was told to punch lightly during training to conserve energy.
- He punched lightly at the punching bag, practicing his form.
- The child punched lightly at the balloon, giggling.
- For this specific technique, you need to punch lightly and precisely.
- The masseuse used her thumbs to punch lightly along the tense muscles.
- He demonstrated how to punch lightly to dislodge a small object.
- The artist used a tool to punch lightly into the soft clay.
- In martial arts, sometimes you punch lightly to test an opponent's reaction.
- She decided to punch lightly at the dough to make it more pliable.