waterboarding
waterboarding noun: a torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing them to experience the sensation of drowning. Also the present participle and gerund of waterboard.
Noun
waterboarding (usually uncountable, plural waterboardings)
Also used as
waterboarding is also the present participle and gerund of waterboard.
waterboarding meaning in Vietnamese
waterboarding in Vietnamese
- torture technique
- trấn nước
Forms of waterboarding
| plural | waterboardings |
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Origin of waterboarding
From waterboard + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Questions about waterboarding
- What does waterboarding mean?
- Waterboarding means a torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing them to experience the sensation of drowning.
- What is waterboarding in Vietnamese?
- Waterboarding in Vietnamese is trấn nước. See Waterboarding meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is waterboarding?
- Waterboarding is a noun.
- What is the plural of waterboarding?
- The plural of waterboarding is waterboardings.
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