Definition of "clouting" []

• Present participle of clout. (verb)
• A light plain cloth used for covering butter and farmer's baskets, and for dish and pudding cloths. The same term is often given to light cloths of the nursery diaper pattern. (noun)

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• "While much of this is secured by delivering an item or clouting whatever enemy is bothering them, there is some real invention to most quests."
• "Top 8th: Mike Adams gets a turn on the pitching mound: Jackson grounds out, Raburn flies out to Hamilton but Cabrera shows a moment of defiance, clouting the ball into the bullpen."
• "Serge Blanco was tumble-dryered out of a ruck and retaliated by clouting the England wing, Nigel Heslop."