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beheading.

An instance of a person being beheaded.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɪˈhɛˌdɪŋ//bəˈhɛˌdɪŋ/
  1. An instance of a person being beheaded.

    countable · uncountable
    A large crowd gathered to see the beheading.
    The guillotine was meant to humanize beheadings, but allowed the French Revolution to execute people at an industrial rate.
Where this word comes from

From behead + -ing.

verb/bɪˈhɛˌdɪŋ//bəˈhɛˌdɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of behead

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From behead + -ing.

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