# shanking

Pronunciation: say "SHANGK-ing" /ˈʃæŋkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of shank. — present participle and gerund of shank
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of shank. Use it after is or was, or to name the action.
   - _She was shanking her irons all afternoon and finished well over par._
   - _The inmate was charged with shanking a guard in the dining hall._

## Noun

2. A stabbing carried out with a shank, a homemade blade. *(slang)*
   - Simple: An attack in which someone is stabbed with a homemade knife.
   - _After the shanking in the laundry room, the whole cellblock was locked down for a week._
   - _Old-timers on the block talked about the fights and shankings they had seen over the years._

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