ambushing
am-bush-ing
verb (present participle)
Attacking someone or something by surprise from a hidden position.
"The soldiers were ambushing the enemy convoy."
noun (gerund)
The act of attacking by surprise from a concealed position.
"Their ambushing of the patrol was effective."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: trap, ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, bushwhack, waylay, lie in wait, scupper, lurk, still-hunt