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Definition

verb. to be at the side of something.

Example Sentence

The soldiers were flanking the enemy.

More Example Sentences

The trees were flanking the road.

Synonyms

side; border; adjacent

Antonyms

face; confront

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flanking
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Rhymes

  • banking
  • blanking
  • clanking
  • cranking
  • flanking
  • franking
  • nanking
  • planking
  • ranking
  • spanking
  • tanking
  • thanking
  • yanking

  • nonbanking
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