murdering
The act of committing murderThe act of committing murder.
» Tom confessed to murdering Mary.
Tom gestand, Maria ermordet zu haben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том зізнався, що він убив Мері. — deniko
Том зізнався, що вбив Мері. — deniko
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of committing murder.
Examples
32 sentencesTom confessed to murdering Mary.
Том зізнався, що він убив Мері. — deniko
deTom gestand, Maria ermordet zu haben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom confessed to murdering three women.
ruТом признался в убийстве трёх женщин. — Wezel
deTom gestand, drei Frauen ermordet zu haben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom has been accused of murdering Mary.
The man suspected of murdering Tom has been arrested.
deToms mutmaßlicher Mörder wurde festgenommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The police have arrested the man suspected of murdering Tom.
Forms
plural: murderings| Singular | murdering |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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