Impaling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪmˈpeɪlɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Impaling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of impale.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of impale.
More Meanings
- The act of something being impaled.
Example Sentences
I had seen many decapitations and skinnings, impalings and crucifixions […]
In inspecting numerous shrike impalings I find that where abundant impaling situations, such as barbed-wire fences, are at hand, the unfinished meals of shrikes are distributed along such fences at considerable intervals.
Word Forms
- impalings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spike, stake, empale, transfix, impinging, infliction.
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