What does beheading mean?
Beheading means present participle and gerund of behead.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of behead.
A large crowd gathered to see the beheading.
The guillotine was meant to humanize beheadings, but allowed the French Revolution to execute people at an industrial rate.
Use beheading when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Beheading means present participle and gerund of behead.
Common synonyms include decapitation, decollation.
Possible antonyms include unarmored, unarmoured.
A large crowd gathered to see the beheading.
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