"torpedoing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: torpedoings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} torpedoing (plural torpedoings)
  1. The act of firing a torpedo.
    Sense id: en-torpedoing-en-noun-OcmIb4q9

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} torpedoing
  1. present participle and gerund of torpedo Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: torpedo
    Sense id: en-torpedoing-en-verb-26pvaEQI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93

Inflected forms

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