slaving

slaving is the present participle and gerund of slave.

Noun

slaving (plural slavings)

Enslavement.
- The missionaries, soon after the restoration was complete, developed a nostalgia for the old days: the past slavings and excesses of the Muslims and Biheans, who had been the major armed aliens in the region, paled in comparison to the Congo Free State's cruel exercise of its monopolies of rubber...1993, Marcia Wright, Strategies of Slaves & Women, page 162
The transport of slaves, especially by sea.
- These two ships would then chase, stop, and search ships, and if the ships were found with slaves aboard or equipped for slaving, the ships were seized, any slaves freed, and fines imposed.2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 4:57 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024

slave (third-person singular simple present slaves, present participle slaving, simple past and past participle slaved)

To work as a slaver, to enslave people.
- MASSINISSA: Wilt thou be slaved?
  SOPHONISBA: No, free1606, John Marston, The Wonder of Women
(intransitive) To work hard.
- I was slaving all day over a hot stove.
(transitive) To place a device under the control of another.
- to slave a hard disk

plural	slavings

What does slaving mean?: Slaving means enslavement.
What is slaving the present participle and gerund of?: Slaving is the present participle and gerund of slave.
What part of speech is slaving?: Slaving is a noun.
What is the plural of slaving?: The plural of slaving is slavings.

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