axing

SayAK-sing/ˈæksɪŋ/

Noun pluralaxings

4 meanings of axing

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of axe. This is the -ing form, used when something is being cut, removed, or ended.
The company is axing hundreds of jobs to save money.
Axing the old show upset many longtime fans.
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2
verb
Present participle and gerund of ax. This is the -ing form, used when something is being cut, removed, or ended.
The mayor is axing free parking downtown next month.
Axing the bus route left many students stranded.
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3
nounfigurativelycountable
The act of ending, canceling, or getting rid of something all at once.
Like cutting something off so that it is gone for good.
The axing of the popular TV show shocked its fans.
Budget cuts led to the axing of the entire research team.
Similarcancellation, termination, scrapping, dropping
Oppositerenewal
4
nouncountable
An attack on a person carried out using an axe.
The victim barely survived the axing outside the tavern.
News of the axing spread fear through the small town.
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axing is a form of axe

axe, verb: To cancel something, cut it back a lot, or fire someone, often suddenly and harshly. Full entry

Forms: axeaxes he/she/itaxing -ing formaxed past tense, past participle
Spelling: axe → axing: drop the e, add -ing

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