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axings

/ˈæksɪŋz/

axings is the plural of axing.

Meaning of axing

Noun

axing (countable and uncountable, plural axings)

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

Questions about axings

What is axings the plural of?
Axings is the plural of axing.
How do you pronounce axings?
Axings is pronounced /ˈæksɪŋz/.

Words near axings in the dictionary

  1. axils
  2. axin
  3. axinellid
  4. axinellids
  5. axing
  6. axings
  7. axiniform
  8. axinite
  9. axinites
  10. axinitinib
  11. axino

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