robbing

English

Verb

robbing

1. present participle of rob

Noun

robbing (countable and uncountable, plural robbings)

1. robbery
   • 1985, David-Hillel Ruben, The Metaphysics of the Social World (page 141)

     Consider the first, allegedly contrastive fact, that there were some bank robbings by Sutton rather than no robbings at all by Sutton.

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Middle English

Noun

robbing

1. Alternative form of robbyng