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English
Pronunciation
Verb
axing
- present participle and gerund of ax
- present participle and gerund of axe
Noun
axing (countable and uncountable, plural axings)
- 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.
- (figurative) The process of something being axed or terminated.
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
axing
- Alternative form of askynge