"slaying" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsleɪ.ɪŋ/ Forms: slayings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} slaying (countable and uncountable, plural slayings)
  1. Killing, especially the murder of a human. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Murder Derived forms: honor slaying, self-slaying Translations (killing, especially the murder of a human): घात (ghāta) [masculine] (Sanskrit)
    Sense id: en-slaying-en-noun-4UC3lDc5 Disambiguation of Murder: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Sanskrit translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 89 11

Verb

IPA: /ˈsleɪ.ɪŋ/
Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} slaying
  1. present participle and gerund of slay Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: slay Categories (topical): Death, Murder
    Sense id: en-slaying-en-verb-i2QAc03q Disambiguation of Death: 38 62 Disambiguation of Murder: 52 48

Inflected forms

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