Meanings
nounmugging (plural muggings)
plural muggings
- A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.
There have been three muggings in this street in the past week.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mug
Translations
Finnish väkivaltainen ryöstö
- väkivaltainen ryöstöa quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
German Raubüberfall, Straßenraub
- Raubüberfalla quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
- Straßenrauba quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
- Überfalla quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
Persian زورگیری
- زورگیری (zurgiri)a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
Portuguese assalto
- assaltoa quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
Russian го́п-сто́п
- го́п-сто́п (góp-stóp)a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
Spanish atraco, arrebatón
- atracoa quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
- arrebatóna quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mugging
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APA
mugging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mugging
MLA
“mugging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mugging. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mugging,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mugging.
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