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severings

severings is the plural of severing.

Meaning of severing

Noun

severing (plural severings)

  1. The act by which something is severed.
    • The penile mishaps (one involving a bristled toothbrush), severings (one involves hungry ducks) and surgeries cited by Ms. Roach are nothing if not memorable, but her book consistently undermines its own discoveries.2008 April 7, Janet Maslin, “A Sex Researcher Walks Into a Lab, and Then Things Start to Get Comical”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

Questions about severings

What is severings the plural of?
Severings is the plural of severing.

Words near severings in the dictionary

  1. Severian
  2. Severians
  3. severies
  4. Severin
  5. severing
  6. severings
  7. Severino
  8. Severinos
  9. severities
  10. Severitus
  11. severity

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