spearing

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noun

The stabbing of something with a spear.

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Meanings

spearing1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of spear
nounspearing (plural spearings)

plural spearings

  1. The stabbing of something with a spear.

    These spearings were not related to livestock killed but to young boys trying to prove their bravery.

    2011, Cynthia J. Moss, Harvey Croze, Phyllis C. Lee, The Amboseli Elephants: A Long-Term Perspective on a Long-Lived Mammal, page 297

spearing2

nounspearing (plural spearing)
  1. An Atlantic silverside, a fish of species Menidia menidia.

Spearing3

proper nounSpearing (plural Spearings)

plural Spearings

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
atlantic silverside

Origin

Patronymic from Spear.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spearing

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Cite this entry
APA

spearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spearing

MLA

“spearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spearing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spearing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spearing.

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