charging

/ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɪŋ/ noun B1

An act or process of charging (as of a battery). (countable)
An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender. (uncountable) · Smith is called for charging, and the Nimrods will get the ball.

Plural chargings

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Cattle on the meadow a-charging with a roar!

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 2 · C1

And charging along like troops in a battle,

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 11 · C1

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