bribing
/ˈbɹaɪbɪŋ/
bribing is the present participle and gerund of bribe.
Meaning of bribe
Verb
bribe (third-person singular simple present bribes, present participle bribing, simple past and past participle bribed)
- To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their original will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
- She was accused of trying to bribe the jury into making false statements.
- To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
- to bribe somebody's compliance
Noun
bribing (plural bribings)
- Bribery.
- They remember his subornings, menacings, bribings, cuttings, maimings, hangings, and burnings.1824-1826, William Cobbett, History of the Protestant Reformation
Forms of bribing
| plural | bribings |
|---|
Questions about bribing
- What does bribing mean?
- Bribing means bribery.
- What is bribing the present participle and gerund of?
- Bribing is the present participle and gerund of bribe.
- What part of speech is bribing?
- Bribing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bribing?
- Bribing is pronounced /ˈbɹaɪbɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of bribing?
- The plural of bribing is bribings.
Words near bribing in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bribing (page history and authors); bribe (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “bribing.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/bribing. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.