swatting

noun2

1. •
   A motion or gesture that swats; a swat.

   • This […] evoked a new disorder — a tendency to sudden, tic-like jabbings and swattings in the air, as if she were fending off flies or mosquitoes. — 1973
2. •
   (slang) The action of making an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location.

   • Swatting started in the combative world of online gaming. It was a way to terrorize someone more famous, get even with a rival or retaliate against someone with different political views. — 2020