holocausting
holocausting noun: an act of destroying (something) completely, especially by fire. Also the present participle and gerund of holocaust.
Noun
holocausting (plural holocaustings)
- An act of destroying (something) completely, especially by fire.
- They appeared when the President of Aztlan, Jorge the Horrible, granted the whole world Aztlanian citizenship and compelled everyone living on earth to pay taxes, under the threat of nuclear holocausting.2015, Victor Pelevin, S.N.U.F.F., Gollancz, →ISBN
- The subjection of a group of people to a holocaust (mass annihilation).
- This led to the eventual holocausting of over ten million people from homes held as long as London was English. Largely women and children were pushed onto the open road with what they could carry on their backs.2005, C. L. Corey, Our Own Felicity: We Make or Find, Infinity Publishing, →ISBN, page 58
Verb capitalized: Holocausting
Holocausting
- present participle and gerund of Holocaust
Also used as
holocausting is also the present participle and gerund of holocaust.
Forms of holocausting
| plural | holocaustings |
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Origin of holocausting
From holocaust + -ing.
Questions about holocausting
- What does holocausting mean?
- Holocausting means an act of destroying (something) completely, especially by fire.
- What part of speech is holocausting?
- Holocausting can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of holocausting?
- The plural of holocausting is holocaustings.
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