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axe-murdering

axe-murdering is the present participle and gerund of axe-murder.

Meaning of axe-murder

Verb

axe-murder (third-person singular simple present axe-murders, present participle axe-murdering, simple past and past participle axe-murdered)

  1. To murder (someone) with an axe.
    • So […] the macabre episode of the two Americans axe-murdered […] became another chapter in the bloody annals of the Korean conflict.1976 September 20, NEA London Economist News Service, “Touchy Issue: How Should U.S. Define Its Allies”, in Gadsden Times

Questions about axe-murdering

What is axe-murdering the present participle and gerund of?
Axe-murdering is the present participle and gerund of axe-murder.

Words near axe-murdering in the dictionary

  1. axe wounds
  2. axe-murder
  3. axe-murdered
  4. axe-murderer
  5. axe-murderers
  6. axe-murdering
  7. axe-murders
  8. axeblade
  9. axeblades
  10. axed
  11. Axedale

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