What does maiming mean?
Maiming means present participle and gerund of maim.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of maim.
1824-1826, William Cobbett, History of the Protestant Reformation They remember his subornings, menacings, bribings, cuttings, maimings, hangings, and burnings.
Use maiming when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Maiming means present participle and gerund of maim.
Common synonyms include mutilation.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1824-1826, William Cobbett, History of the Protestant Reformation They remember his subornings, menacings, bribings, cuttings, maimings, hangings, and burnings.
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