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torchings

torchings is the plural of torching.

Meaning of torching

Noun

torching (countable and uncountable, plural torchings)

  1. An act of arson.
    • His attempt to find the real arsonist leads him to wonder if one of his newly alcoholic parents could have committed the torchings.2007 September 23, David Bowman, “Torchlit Crit”, in New York Times
  2. A way of catching fish at night with torchlight and spear.

Questions about torchings

What is torchings the plural of?
Torchings is the plural of torching.

Words near torchings in the dictionary

  1. torchiers
  2. torchiest
  3. torching
  4. torching down
  5. torching up
  6. torchings
  7. torchière
  8. torchières
  9. torchless
  10. torchlight
  11. torchlighted

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