strike at

strike at someone or something

to hit at or toward someone or something. She struck at him, but he parried the blows. The bear struck at the branch, hoping to break it and get at the honey.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nwanneka	-	Western African, Igbo
Nedeljka	NED-e-lykah	Croatian, Serbian
Ripley	RIP-lee	English (Rare)
Audra (2)	AWD-rə	English
Julio	HOO-lyo (Spanish), ZHOO-lyoo (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Aoibheann	EE-van	Irish