# axing

Pronunciation: say "AK-sing" /ˈæksɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of axe. — present participle and gerund of axe
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of axe. This is the -ing form, used when something is being cut, removed, or ended.
   - _The network is axing several long-running series next season._
   - _Management defended axing the project despite the public outcry._
2. Present participle and gerund of ax. — present participle and gerund of ax
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of ax. This is the -ing form, used when something is being cut, removed, or ended.
   - _Editors worried that axing the column would alienate loyal readers._
   - _The factory is axing its night shift to cut costs._

## Noun

3. The process by which something, such as a job or program, is abruptly canceled or terminated.
   - Simple: The act of ending, canceling, or getting rid of something all at once.
   - _News of the project's axing spread quickly through the office._
   - _The network announced the axing of three daytime programs._
4. An assault on a person carried out with an axe.
   - Simple: An attack on a person carried out using an axe.
   - _The trial centered on a fatal axing in the victim's home._
   - _He was charged after the axing left two people gravely wounded._

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