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kneecappings

kneecappings is the plural of kneecapping.

Meaning of kneecapping

Noun

kneecapping (countable and uncountable, plural kneecappings)

  1. (gerund) The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
    • The mafiosi punished the informer by giving him a kneecapping.
  2. (broadly, figuratively, gerund) An excessively and needlessly damaging attack or disparagement.

Questions about kneecappings

What is kneecappings the plural of?
Kneecappings is the plural of kneecapping.

Words near kneecappings in the dictionary

  1. kneecap
  2. kneecapped
  3. kneecapper
  4. kneecappers
  5. kneecapping
  6. kneecappings
  7. kneecaps
  8. Kneece
  9. Kneeces
  10. kneed
  11. kneedeep

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