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poisoning

USPOY-zuh-ning/ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/

Pluralpoisonings (some meanings)

3 meanings of poisoning

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    The harmful condition that happens when poison gets into the body.

    Like bad food making your whole body sick after you eat it.

    The doctors treated her for food poisoning after the picnic.

    Without quick care, poisoning can harm the heart and brain.

    Similartoxicity

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of giving poison to a person or animal to cause harm.

    Like secretly mixing something harmful into a person's drink.

    The poisoning of the king shocked the whole court.

    Police suspected poisoning after the man's sudden death.

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  3. 3
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of poison. Use this form for the action happening now or as the name of the act.

    She is poisoning the rats in the old barn.

    They kept poisoning the soil with harmful chemicals.

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poisoning is a form of poison

poison, verb: To hurt or kill a person or animal by giving them poison. Full entry

Forms
poisonpoisons he/she/itpoisoning -ing formpoisoned past tense, past participle
Spelling
poison → poisoning: add -ing

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Origin

This word comes from "poison" plus the ending "-ing".