lynching
/ˈlɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/
lynching noun: execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging. Also the present participle and gerund of lynch.
Noun
lynching (plural lynchings)
- Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.
- The police with difficulty prevented the swaying mass from lynching him on the spot.1891, Grant Allen, Jerry Stokes
- Atlanta newspapers fanned the flames of racial hatred by carrying stories of lynchings and calling for a renewed Ku Klux Klan to “control” blacks.2012, Sarah Boslaugh, “Atlanta, Georgia”, in Wilbur R. Miller, editor, The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encyclopedia, Sage Publications, Inc., →ISBN, page 74
Also used as
lynching is also the present participle and gerund of lynch.
lynching meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
lynching in Hindi
- लिंचिंग
lynching in Marathi
- लिंचिंग, लिंचिंगला
lynching in Bengali
- লিঞ্চিং
lynching in Telugu
- లించింగ్, లిన్చింగ్
More languagesFewer languages
- lynching in Kannada
- ಲಿನ್ಚಿಂಗ್ಗೆ, ಲಿನ್ಚಿಂಗ್
- lynching in Punjabi
- ਲਿੰਚਿੰਗ
- lynching in Odia
- ଲିଞ୍ଚିଂ
- lynching in Nepali
- लिंचिङ, लिन्चिङ, लिञ्चिङ
Forms of lynching
| plural | lynchings |
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Origin of lynching
From lynch + -ing, see lynch.
Words formed from lynching
Words that rhyme with lynching
Questions about lynching
- What does lynching mean?
- Lynching means execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.
- What is lynching in Hindi?
- Lynching in Hindi is लिंचिंग. See Lynching meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lynching?
- Lynching is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lynching?
- Lynching is pronounced /ˈlɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of lynching?
- The plural of lynching is lynchings.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lynching (page history and authors); lynching (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lynching (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lynching (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lynching (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lynching (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lynching (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lynching (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lynching (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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.
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