attacking
v.v. trying to hurt someone or something using force. You can also use this in sports when a team tries to score a goal.
v. engaging in physical force against an opponent to cause harm or gain control. In a sporting context, it refers to the proactive attempt to score or advance toward the opponent's goal.
The army is attacking the city from the north.
The home team spent the entire second half attacking the goal but failed to score.
By attacking the problem from a different angle, the engineers discovered a structural flaw that had previously gone unnoticed during the initial testing phase.
From attack + -ing.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object; it can also be used intransitively in sports commentary.
they are attacking to the enemythey are attacking the enemyAttack is a transitive verb and does not require the preposition 'to' before the object.