raping
USRAY-ping/ˈɹeɪpɪŋ/AUSRAYP-ing/ˈɹeɪpɪŋ/
- 1The -ing form of rape. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
He was sent to prison for raping a young woman.
Raping a child is one of the worst crimes a person can commit.
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- 2The crime of forcing sex on a person who does not agree to it.
The raping of women during the war shocked the whole world.
Many people marched to protest the raping of prisoners.
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raping is a form of rape
rape, verb: To have sex with someone who does not or cannot agree to it. Full entry
- Spelling
- rape → raping: drop the e, add -ing
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