"shanking" meaning in English

See shanking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: shankings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shanking (plural shankings)
  1. (slang) A stabbing with a shank (improvised weapon). Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-shanking-en-noun-XQhnRLtb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} shanking
  1. present participle and gerund of shank Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: shank
    Sense id: en-shanking-en-verb-G6zzBRCK

Inflected forms

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