axing

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English

Pronunciation

Verb

axing

  1. present participle and gerund of ax
  2. present participle and gerund of axe

Noun

axing (countable and uncountable, plural axings)

  1. An assault carried out with an axe.
    • 2009, William Ian Miller, Bloodtaking and Peacemaking:
      The sagas have more than their share of axings in the back, killings encompassed by treachery and trickery, narrated without accompanying moralizations.
  2. (figurative) The process of something being axed or terminated.

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

axing

  1. Alternative form of askynge