torpedoing

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noun

The act of firing a torpedo.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of torpedo
nountorpedoing (plural torpedoings)

plural torpedoings

  1. The act of firing a torpedo.

    The torpedoings, ugly and effective as they might be, were not spectacular: the usual puff of smoke from the victim's funnel and the muffled explosion heard only by the nearer ships.

    1990, Michael L. Hadley, U-Boats Against Canada: German Submarines in Canadian Waters
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APA

torpedoing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpedoing

MLA

“torpedoing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpedoing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torpedoing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpedoing.

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