slaying
noun/ˈsleɪɪŋ/
/ˈsleɪɪŋ/
- (old-fashioned or literary) the act of killing somebody/something in a war or a fight
- a play about St George and the slaying of the dragon
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- (especially North American English) (used especially in newspapers) the act of murdering somebody
- the drug-related slayings of five people
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