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slayings

slayings is the plural of slaying.

Meaning of slaying

Noun

slaying (countable and uncountable, plural slayings)

  1. Killing, especially the murder of a human.
    • The slaying of the civil rights activist brought a storm of protest.

Questions about slayings

What is slayings the plural of?
Slayings is the plural of slaying.

Words near slayings in the dictionary

  1. slayest
  2. slayeth
  3. slaying
  4. slaying someone in the Spirit
  5. slayingly
  6. slayings
  7. Slaymaker
  8. Slaymakers
  9. slayn
  10. slayor
  11. slayors

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