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• goring
  goring

  noun

  the triangular area along a leech of a square sail, created by the presence of a gore.
• Göring
  Göring

  noun

  Hermann Wilhelm 1893–1946, German field marshal and Nazi party leader.

goring

¹ American  

[gawr-ing, gor-] / ˈgɔr ɪŋ, ˈgɒr- /

noun

Nautical.

1. the triangular area along a leech of a square sail, created by the presence of a gore.

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Göring ² American  

[gair-ing, gur-, gœ-ring] / ˈgɛər ɪŋ, ˈgɜr-, ˈgœ rɪŋ /

Or Goering

noun

1. Hermann Wilhelm 1893–1946, German field marshal and Nazi party leader.

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Göring British  

/ ˈɡøːrɪŋ /

noun

1. Hermann Wilhelm (ˈhɛrman ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1893–1946, German Nazi leader and field marshal. He commanded Hitler's storm troops (1923) and as Prussian prime minister and German commissioner for aviation (1933–45) he founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war. Sentenced to death at Nuremberg, he committed suicide

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Etymology

Origin of goring

First recorded in 1620–30; gore ³ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The Park Service said Monday’s attack was the second case in the past month “of a visitor getting too close to the animal and the bison responding to the perceived threat by goring the individual.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2022

Park officials say it’s the first reported bison goring this year.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2022

In his new essay, he recounts the goring:

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2014

Even though goring accidents are common, few result in life-threatening injuries.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2014

"To quiet down the bulls and keep them from breaking horns against the stone walls, or goring each other."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway