# slaying

Pronunciation: say "SLAY-ing" /ˈsleɪ.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of killing, especially the murder of a human being.
   - Simple: The killing of a person, especially on purpose.
   - _The slaying of the diplomat triggered an international crisis._
   - _Detectives soon linked the slaying to a long-running gang feud._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of slay. — present participle and gerund of slay
   - Simple: Present participle of slay. Use this -ing form when the killing is happening or still going on.
   - _The knight spent the long night slaying the monsters that guarded the gate._
   - _Slaying the tyrant became the rebels' single obsession._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/slaying (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).