spearing

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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spearing

  1. present participle and gerund of spear

Noun

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spearing (plural spearings)

  1. The stabbing of something with a spear.
    • 2011, Cynthia J. Moss, Harvey Croze, Phyllis C. Lee, The Amboseli Elephants: A Long-Term Perspective on a Long-Lived Mammal, page 297:
      These spearings were not related to livestock killed but to young boys trying to prove their bravery.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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spearing (plural spearing)

  1. An Atlantic silverside.

Anagrams

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