present participle
Attacking an opponent after they have attacked you.
The soldiers are counterattacking at dawn.
The team is counterattacking quickly.
American English
How to pronounce counterattacking
verb · adjective · nounB2
KOWneruhTAAkihng
/ˈkʰaʊ.nɚ.ə.ˈtʰæ.kɪŋ/
5 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of counterattack
This -ing form can describe an ongoing action, work as a noun, or describe a person or group that is attacking.
Attacking an opponent after they have attacked you.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
adjective
Describing a person or group that is attacking after being attacked.
The counterattacking soldiers moved toward the border.
The counterattacking team scored twice.
gerund used as a noun
The act of attacking an opponent after they have attacked you.
Counterattacking can change the course of a game.
Counterattacking requires speed and good timing.
Related words & forms
counterattackedpast tense and past participlecounterattacksplural noun · third-person singularcounterattacking-ing form
The final consonant is doubled before -ed and -ing: counterattacked, counterattacking.