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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

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The goring happened late Sunday at the Oland Animal and Entertainment Park on the southwestern island of Oland.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2022

Monday’s incident is the second goring by a bison in the park in the last month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2022

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

From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2014

Yes, the Chicago Brahmas were up to their usual goring tactics, trying to physically change the momentum of a series that was already slipping away from their proud palms.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 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

Mr. Crowe, retaining a trace of his Hermann Göring from “Nuremberg,” is transparently deceitful to everyone but his besotted student, who agrees to be one of Murray’s guinea pigs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Not only that, but he then took a leave of absence from the court and went to Nuremberg to become the chief U.S. prosecutor, and the man who ultimately faced down Göring in open court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

Jackson served as chief U.S. prosecutor at Nuremberg for the trial of Göring and other Nazis.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2025

Over 1,100 works from Goudstikker's collection were bought up in a forced sale by senior Nazis after his death, including Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025

Even if Göring was technically incorrect — the Nazis continued to stage elections, for a while — effective political opposition ceased to exist, and by July of 1933, all non-Nazi parties were banned.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025